A Catholic Spring?

by The Editors

The First Things Podcast, Episode 12. Also featuring: Pope Francis’s failure and Bob Dylan’s Nobel. Continue Reading »

14 Oct 2016 0

Crisis of Dignity

by James R. Rogers

Is human dignity served by the removal of any and all impediments to individual choice? Or is true liberty found in the ties that bind? Continue Reading »

13 Oct 2016 0

About those Unthinking, Backwards Catholics

by Charles J. Chaput

Clinton’s entourage are actively strategizing how to shape Catholicism not to be Catholic or consistent with Jesus’s teachings, but to be the “religion” they want. Continue Reading »

13 Oct 2016 0

We Need to Win the Aesthetic, Not the Argument

by Carl R. Trueman

Pro-life success is a cause for rejoicing, but it may not offer a paradigm of hope for opponents of the current sexual revolution. Continue Reading »

12 Oct 2016 0

The Courage of InterVarsity

by Samuel D. James

“Courage,” said Atticus Finch, is “when you know you’re licked before you begin but you begin anyway and you see it through no matter what.” Harper Lee’s southern hero understood a truth that many religious conservatives must now embrace: Bravery often isn’t rewarded. Last week Time . . . . Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2016 0

Let's Keep Psychology and Political Science in Their Own Corners

by Matthew J. Franck

What may be health in the soul is a horror show in political life. Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2016 0

The Perils of De-industrialization

by David T. Koyzis

There have long been white- and blue-collar neighborhoods in our cities. But now we may be seeing the rise of white-collar and blue-collar countries. Continue Reading »

11 Oct 2016 0

The Third Rail of Catholic Life

by J. D. Flynn

The Church needs to find a faithful explanation of what Amoris means, and of what it can’t possibly mean. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2016 0

Taken, Blessed, Broken, Given

by Sr. Alicia Torres

Depending on divine providence opened up a whole new world of possibilities in the kitchen, and prepared me for Chopped—and for serving God's children. Continue Reading »

7 Oct 2016 0

Can Conservatives be at Home on Campus?

by Christopher J. Scalia

The complications of being a conservative in the academy. Should your conservatism be open or hidden? And what of the provocative call for “affirmative action” for conservatives? Continue Reading »

6 Oct 2016 0