Catholicism
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Dorothy Day’s Complicated Cause for Sainthood
Twenty-six years ago, John Cardinal O’Connor launched Dorothy Day’s candidacy for sainthood: “It has long been my…
What the Wall Street Journal Didn’t Print
On March 21, the Wall Street Journal published a lengthy profile of the pope as its “Saturday…
Looking for the Real Catholic Church in New York City
Young Catholics are on the rise in New York City, according to the Washington Post, the New…
Pitch for a Catholic Novel
Imagine a middle-aged white man in good clothes waiting for a morning train at a station of…
Turned Away on Palm Sunday
In politics, diplomacy, war, or pretty much any field of human interaction, one must contend not only…
A Medieval Pilgrimage in Modern Assisi
When you go to the hilltop town of Assisi, you’re immediately struck by how medieval it is:…
Via Crucis, 2026
The Way of the Cross—and the third, seventh, and ninth stations in particular—has been an especially appropriate…
The Donatist Comeback
My Lenten reading has included an interesting, if somewhat odd, book about the greatest of the Latin…
Gen Zeal
Everyone assures us that we enjoy the blessings of progress: Capitalism has produced great material wealth, modern…
Lessons from the Eternal City
Regular First Things readers will know that one of my preoccupations is the dehumanization that grips our…
Three Great Lenten Themes
The entire purpose of Lent, now past the halfway mark, is to prepare us for the glory…
The Women the Vatican Forgot
Last week, the Vatican Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith released a synodal study group’s final…
When the Bells Stop Ringing
Some years ago, I was a resident at Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center in Johnstown, a small postindustrial…
Leo’s Synodality
Almost one year in, Pope Leo’s vision for his pontificate is still coming into focus. But there…
The Debates that Shaped Dei Verbum
Since the start of 2026, Pope Leo XIV has embarked, in his Wednesday audiences, on catecheses about…
