Rebuild Christchurch Basilica
by Stephen SchmalhoferThe Diocese of Christchurch, New Zealand, should rebuild the destroyed Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament in its former style—not give it a new design. Continue Reading »
The Sex Education We Need
by Abigail Rine FavaleChristians, especially evangelicals, must recover the beauty and coherence of a teleological worldview. Continue Reading »
Of Books and Baseball
by John WilsonIn his inaugural First Things web column, John Wilson shares his favorite books about baseball. Continue Reading »
What Would Have Stopped Martin Luther
by Michael D. BreidenbachBy convening a council, the Church might have averted the Reformation. Continue Reading »
An Ambiguous Exhortation
by Dan HitchensThe apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, for all its strengths, adds to the ambiguities of Pope Francis’s papacy. Continue Reading »
Patriarch Kirill
and Mr. Putin
by George Weigel
Russian Orthodox Church leadership continues to promote Putin's farcical attempt to be a savior of Christian values. Continue Reading »
Adoption and the Firing of Kevin Williamson
by Dale M. CoulterWriters work out their moral judgments in the public sphere. Kevin Williamson is no different from any other writer in that respect. Continue Reading »
The Unspeakable Pleasure
by Leonard SaxWhy do a growing number of young people feel that they have permission to kill? Continue Reading »
Why Does Religion Need Commandments?
by Reuven ZieglerWhat is the point of the myriad commandments governing every aspect of a Jew’s life? Continue Reading »
Notes from the Sibling Society
by John WatersThe “snowflakes” problem is the result of an absence not so much of adulthood as of grown-ups. Continue Reading »
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