Missing Mary

by Eric M. Riesen

A Lutheran pastor on why we are all, whether we know it or not, “Marian” Christians. Continue Reading »

29 Aug 2016 0

What We've Been Reading—8.26.16

by Editors

Kingsley Amis once said, “If it doesn't begin with ‘A shot rang out,' I don't want to read it.”
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26 Aug 2016 0

Why Man and Woman Are Not Equal

by Glenn T. Stanton

Man and woman are not equal. He owes what he is to her. That is hardly her only power, but it is among her most formidable. Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2016 0

The Francis Effect?

by The Editors

The First Things Podcast, Episode 7. Also featuring: The Hamilton Debate and the Marquis de Lafayette’s “Guns and Ships.” Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2016 0

Upcoming Events 8.26.16

by Editors

Mark your calendars with some upcoming events . . . Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2016 0

Daily Prayers, Daily Vows

by Brian Doyle

Marriage and monastic life share many pleasures, pains, and conundrums. Every day you have to walk into the thicket of your promise again. Continue Reading »

26 Aug 2016 0

Lectio Divina and the Facebook Newsfeed

by Br. Michael Baggot

The ancient monks’ most glorious libraries contained less information than the average smartphone. But their habits of receptivity and assimilation can empower us to lift our gaze from our screens ennobled rather than enslaved. Continue Reading »

25 Aug 2016 0

The Nones and the Buffered Self

by Br. Michael Baggot

A personal relationship with God was indispensable for navigating our troubled world, she insisted. She did not, however, want to petrify this relationship into cold ritual. Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2016 0

Clinton's Worldly Evangelical

by John Murdock

Deborah Fikes offers “A Challenge for My Fellow Evangelicals.” The challenge for evangelicals, apparently, is to get with the global program and embrace “Sister Hillary.” Continue Reading »

24 Aug 2016 0

Love Is Barefoot Philosophy

by Raymond Hain

Plato’s Bedroom succeeds by starting outside of religion, by unsettling all of us, showing us why our erotic lives are so important and problematic, so beautiful and at the same time potentially destructive, why love and death are never far from one another. Continue Reading »

23 Aug 2016 0