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How Should Catholics Respond to the Immigration Crisis?
The appointment of Cardinal Robert W. McElroy as Archbishop of Washington, D.C., has been widely interpreted in…
A New Evangelical Harvest
American culture is undergoing a “vibe shift.” There’s a resurgence of hope among conservatives that politics and…
Anita Bryant Takes a Final Pie to the Face
The family of Anita Bryant (1940–2024) only recently announced that the singer and Christian activist died on…
Joe Biden: When The Last Hurrah Met Catholic Lite
Four years ago, this column praised the courage of Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, then-president of…
An Unmerry Hitchmas
On December 14, Atheism UK and the Origins Project Foundation hosted a “Merry Hitchmas” event at the…
Letters – February 2025
Gendered Proclivities Rhys Laverty (“Lady Scrooges,” December 2024) was perceptive in pointing out that women helped build…
AI and the Unhappy Society
Recently I had an experience that I suppose is becoming increasingly common. The large, publicly traded energy…
Briefly Noted
The Habit of Poetry:The Literary Lives of Nuns in Mid-century Americaby nick ripatrazonefortress, 125 pages, $28.99 Nick…
Medal of Freedom Recommendations for Trump
President Biden recently awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to nineteen worthies, celebrities, activists, and politicians (some…
The Debasement of Tolerance
Along with its sibling “diversity,” “tolerance” has achieved the status of being our culture’s reigning virtue. Given…
Reparations Should Not Trump Communion
Throughout Christian history, periods of social crisis have typically provoked an intensification of the faithful’s belief and…
Our Most Popular Articles of 2024
On the last day of the year, here’s a glance back at our most-read essays of 2024.…
What They’re Saying
It has long been First Things tradition to offer a selection of books to readers who make…
For Christian Civilization
Paul Kingsnorth’s 2024 Erasmus Lecture, “Against Christian Civilization,” was less a lecture than an exhortation. His target…
James Herriot’s Son Condemns Starmer’s Assault on Farms
If James Herriot was alive now, he would be horrified by what this prime minister is doing.…
