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A selection of recent articles on this topic
A Drag Show at Notre Dame
Several departments at the University of Notre Dame, founded in 1842 under the patronage of the Virgin…
In Good Company
One year ago, Princeton University fired me. This was one of the worst things ever to happen…
Dennis Prager’s Troubling Defense of Pornography
Anyone who has been involved in pastoral ministry during the last decade will be acutely aware that…
The Best of Times
I’m pleased to announce that the 2022 First Things annual report is now available. The following is my letter to…
Church Teaching on Trial
The recently published North American Final Document for the Continental Stage of the 2021–2024 Synod (NAFD) confirms…
More and More Jesuits
Airports harbor interesting stories. Here’s an example. On my way home from a speaking engagement recently, I…
“Inclusion” and Catholicism
Back in the day, kiddie Catholics learned that the Church had four “marks”: The Church is one,…
The Church of England Takes a “Third Way” on Gay Marriage
Earlier this week the Guardian reported that the Leader of the House of Commons, the Conservative Penny…
Three Pontificates and Vatican II
On the morning of October 17, 1978, the newly-elected Pope John Paul II concelebrated Mass with the…
Are Spain’s Catholic Schools Still Catholic?
Everybody knows how to raise children, except the people who have them,” wrote the satirist P. J.…
The Four Loves of Robert Jenson
When I met the great Lutheran theologian Robert Jenson, I was a young man, just starting out…
The Cancellation of Dr. Nassif
For anyone wondering how traditional Christianity is going to fare in the culture in future, even within…
The Spice Road of Today
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Rachel Fulton Brown, professor of…
The Last Twentieth-Century Film
About halfway through Top Gun: Maverick, Tom Cruise’s eponymous Pete “Maverick” Mitchell has a romantic encounter with…
Hope Beyond Despair
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Michelle D. Hord joins the podcast to…