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The USCCB Should Reject Federal Funds
On Monday, Pope Francis sent a letter to the bishops of the United States. Criticizing the Trump administration’s plan to deport illegal immigrants, he wrote: “The true ordo amoris...
The Reopening of the American Heart
The following is adapted from remarks given at the John Paul II Life Center annual gala in Austin, Texas. The real pro-life movement—the one that really can rescue unborn...
PaPa Pete’s Patriarchy
The following essay is excerpted from the forthcoming book Dawn’s Early Light: Burning Down Washington to Save America. “For the Lord sets a father in honor over his children.”...
Children Have a Right to Classical Education
Bear the standard for religious orthodoxy with First Things. Make your contribution to our 2023 spring campaign today at firstthings.com/donate. After decades of mediocre results and skyrocketing spending in American education—lately compounded...
Mother Church or Uncle Sam
Wyoming Catholic College, of which I serve as president, recently determined that it has a duty to abstain from federal student-loan and grant programs. As a new college that...
