What I Would Put in a 2023 Time Capsule
by John WilsonEven the “mundane” happenings of a single day exceed our grasp, let alone the span of a lifetime. Continue Reading »
A Different Kind of Pride Flag
by Carter SkeelFirst Things acts as a courageous and trustworthy standard-bearer for orthodoxy. Please consider bearing this standard with us by making a tax-deductible gift to our spring campaign. Continue Reading »
Want Stronger Families? Pay Workers More
by Brad LittlejohnYou cannot have a strong nation or a strong economy without strong families. Continue Reading »
How Assisted Suicide Destroys the Loved Ones Left Behind
by Jonathon Van MarenFar from reducing suffering, assisted suicide has become the catalyst for spreading it. In many if not most cases, a death by lethal injection transfers temporal suffering to heartbroken loved ones who struggle to process what has taken place. Continue Reading »
First Things: The Standard-Bearer for Orthodoxy
by R. R. RenoOur secular age stands in great need of the clear, orthodox voice of First Things. Please consider supporting us in our mission of proclaiming God's timeless truths. Continue Reading »
The Summer Reading List, 2023 Edition
by George WeigelFew of the following qualify as “beach reading”; they all qualify as good reading. Continue Reading »
What Émile Zola’s Nana Can Teach Our Liberated Age
by Algis ValiunasSeen from our enlightened vantage, Nana might well seem the original torchbearer of all the brave new freedoms. In the end, however, uncharitable Nature undoes her. Continue Reading »
Notes Toward a Eucharistic Revival
by Brian A. GraebeThe primary purpose of Mass is to worship God, to give him the glory and adoration that are his due. That holds true whether or not we receive Communion at Mass. Continue Reading »
Why the LA Dodgers Chose Anti-Catholicism
by Raymond J. de SouzaIn choosing to honor the “Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence,” the Los Angeles Dodgers have revealed “what gods [they] worship.” Continue Reading »
Pat Robertson, Seer of Virginia Beach
by Kenneth L. WoodwardReverend Pat Robertson, who died yesterday at age 93, had a penchant for prophesying that made him unique among the figures of the Religious Right. Continue Reading »
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