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Letters From the Synod-2019: #8
“INCULTURATION” AND THE CULTURE THAT IS THE CHURCH by George Weigel “Inculturation” has been a buzzword throughout…
Dark Days in Northern Ireland
Until midnight on October 21, abortion was permitted in Northern Ireland only if the mother’s life was…
Why You Should Read Peter Handke
As always, I’m writing for anyone willing to take the time to read. But in this instance,…
Canada’s Toxic Nationalism
The rise of nationalist discourse in American public life has generated a fierce riposte. According to its…
Porn Culture and Political Courage
On Saturday, The New York Times published a sobering report about the recent explosion of online child pornography. According to…
A Conversation with Maryann Corbett
On October 27 in New York City, First Things will host its fifth annual poetry reading, featuring…
Of Cigarettes and Grace
The dramatic action of grace is rooted in Christology: Christ descended into the world and passed through the…
The Dangers of Workism
Sen. Marco Rubio recently wrote that the purpose of economic policymaking is to ensure that people have…
The Bleak World of Téa Obreht
Eight years and half a planet separate Téa Obreht’s second novel from her first. The eight years…
Penguin Dysphoria
At a young age I knew more about Viking rune stones and fifteenth-century Venetian commerce than is…
Concerning Bullshit
Princeton University, as its graduates will gladly tell you, is the real treasure of the Ivy League.…
The Breath of God
What do a genocidal African ex-warlord, an ambitious and fecund Buddhist man with sixteen children, and a…
Heaven Is Above Me
Every year I am surprised by which books turn out to be (for me) among the most…
As “The League” Begins Its Centennial Season
By the Gargantuan standards of the 21st-century National Football League, Gino Marchetti, who died April 29, was…
A Theology of Meat
A reflection on this week’s Torah portion. Last week I was eating a hamburger, and a relative asked…
