Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Resurrection in Albania
A visit to Albania today reminds the traveler of the worst of modernity and the fall of…
The Pro-Natalist Case for Nuns
A strange Twitter exchange last week launched a conversation about the relationship between celibate vowed religious and…
The Terror of Goodbye
For more than a hundred days I have been ill with a condition called Ramsay Hunt Syndrome, a rare and unpleasant…
Vincent Lambert and Relative Justice
On Thursday, the world was informed that Vincent Lambert had died. He died of starvation and dehydration,…
Our Pledge to Readers
I am delighted to report that our readers once again surpassed our expectations. Our spring campaign brought…
Business As Communion
During a visit to Brazil in 1991, the Italian Catholic activist Chiara Lubich called for a new…
A Voice of Sanctified Reason
I recently participated in a panel discussion about the sexual chaos in the contemporary church. As everyone…
Join the Conversation
I was in Washington, D.C., a few weeks ago for our intellectual retreat on “The Common Good.”…
A Higher Allegiance
I recently asked three good friends why they read First Things: First Things raises readers above the…
Our Challenge
The value of First Things is brought home to me every time I attend a conference or…
A New Consensus
Dear Readers, This is an exciting time. Some find it daunting, and understandably so. Political (and cultural)…
Flightless Birds
My paternal grandparents were born in Cyprus as subjects of the sultan in Constantinople, albeit under British…
Accommodating Injustice
In his advice to princes, Niccolò Machiavelli observed, “there are two kinds of fighting: the one with…
Beloved Physician
My father, Dr. Paul W. Leithart, died at his beloved home on Wednesday morning, May 29, 2019,…
Love Is Not a Feeling
The recent open letter to Georgetown Visitation Preparatory School is a model for responding graciously yet firmly…
