Archive


More than thirty years of First Things articles at your fingertips.

Articles

Filter

Articles

Thomas Aquinas: A Doctor for the Ages

Romanus Cessario, O.P.

Why should a medieval Catholic priest merit a place among the most important figures of the second millennium? In part because more than seven centuries after his death his...

The Decline of Marriage

Romanus Cessario, O.P.

From Sacrament to Contract: Marriage, Religion, and Law in the Western Traditionby john witte, jr.westminster/john knox, 315 pages, $24 As its principal objective, this ninth volume in the series...