Archive
More than thirty-five years of First Things articles at your fingertips
Articles
Sleeping on the Ground
During the two years before my Catholic conversion, I spent several nights sleeping on the open ground in the Arizona desert. Tents were too expensive, and I often slept...
City Nave
Stand on your head. Youโll see that sheโs a boat Winding between the waves of wailing walls, Careening through the rush of siren-calls, A small ship on a violent...