Katherine Infantine

The Crossroads Cultural Center, in conjunction with the American Bible Society, will be hosting a presentation by applied scientist  Dr. Giorgio Ambrosio  and professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Delaware and First Things Advisory Council member  Stephen M. Barr . . . . . Continue Reading »

According to Vatican Insider , new chemical and mechanical tests carried out at the University of Padua offer further evidence that the Shroud of Turin, the piece of cloth said to have covered the body of Jesus when he was laid in the tomb, does indeed date back to the first century. Professor . . . . Continue Reading »

The St. Ambrose Society at  St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary  is sponsoring a free and public lecture titled “On the Corpse and the Chaplain: How Medicine is Destroying Pastoral Care” with  Dr. Jeffrey P. Bishop M.D., Ph.D . Monday, March 25 7:30 p.m. . . . . Continue Reading »

In the midst of political, religious, national, and personal battles, there is one thing that unites all Argentines: Mate. Mate (pronounced máh-teh), despite what you may have heard, is not an herbal green tea. That makes it sound sissy. It is a tea-like drink made from a green-colored yerba . . . . Continue Reading »

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Last year, I was working at a public school in an after school program with “kids at risk” run by the YMCA near my home. When March rolled around, I told the kids I wanted to do something with them for St. Patrick’s Day. A few days later when we were cutting out shamrocks one boy . . . . Continue Reading »

David Blankenhorn, founder and president of the Institute for American Values , will be hosting our own editor in chief  Rusty Reno on Tuesday, March 19 at 6:00 p.m. EST to speak about the new conversation on marriage: “Should Religious People Join the New Conversation?” . . . . Continue Reading »

If you are an almost or recent college grad and this is how you envision heaven, the First Things Junior Fellowship may be the job for you. Take our quiz  to find out . . . . . . and then hunker down and finish your application because it’s due this Friday! In the very first issue of First . . . . Continue Reading »

CNN’s Piers Morgan asked Penn Jillette, author of Every Day is an Atheist Holiday , what he thought of the pope’s resignation. His response? “I think I may be somebody who believes in the Pope’s position more than most Catholics . . . . if you have someone who is a conduit . . . . Continue Reading »

By “wombless men” Erika Bachiochi , author of Embodied Equality: Debunking Equal Protection Arguments for Abortion Rights  (2011) means the culture’s physiological prototype to which all men and women should aspire. “If pregnancy and motherhood are understood as . . . . Continue Reading »