Arts & Letters
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Christian Heroism
The heroic dimension of faith and discipleship was prominent in the early church. In his Life of…
Why Are Divorce Memoirs Trending?
Divorce rates may be down in the U.S. from their all-time high in the 1980s (although so…
The Romanticism of Jean Raspail
One day, the French writer Jean Raspail looked out over the Mediterranean Sea and asked, “What if…
Beauty Rhymes with Death
Jan Zwicky is a Renaissance woman—a philosopher who has taught at Princeton and the University of Victoria,…
Midtown Art for a Midtown Cathedral
Last month, New York archbishop Timothy Cardinal Dolan unveiled a new painting for St. Patrick’s—the largest work…
Letters
I found Matthew Burdette’s analysis in “The Right to Be Killed” (August/September 2025) engaging. However, Burdette holds…
Briefly Noted
Our Lady of the Green Scapular charts a relay race of grace. The vision granted to Sr.…
Coleridge at Midnight
He has been one acquainted with the darkAnd cold, the walks in rain across the hills,The vagaries…
Poetry vs. AI
As the purveyors of artificial intelligence attempt to replace literature with a deluge of slop, it is…
Power Fatigue and the Soft Womanhood of Taylor Swift
Whether you are a fan or foe of Taylor Swift, you cannot deny she is a titan…
Screen-Obsessed and Isolated: New and Notable Books
As readers of First Things well know, more and more examinations of the threat of technology to…
As Long as You’re Living
I first heard Robert Munsch in second grade. Our teacher read his 1986 classic Love You Forever…
Voyages to the End of the World
Francis Bacon dreamed of abolishing disease, natural disasters, and chance itself. He also dreamed of abolishing God.
The Cambrian Implosion
A historical moment ago, it was too obvious for words, but: Life is a blessing. So to…
Where Is God in The Lord of the Rings? (ft. Douglas Estes)
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Douglas Estes joins…
