Theology
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Melchior’s Wife
In truth, I was not born to royalty;My power came from pleasure and my smile.I used my…
Our Most Popular Articles of 2018
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at First Things! On this final day…
The Pope and the Lord’s Prayer
On November 15 the Italian Bishops’ Conference announced that it plans to change the wording of the…
Committed to Truth
Last winter I attended a variety show based on The Brothers Karamazov. Between sketches from the novel,…
Soho Pilgrimage: A Christmas Meditation
Advent and Christmastide are full of journeys and pilgrimages: Mary goes to Judea to visit Elizabeth. Mary…
A Swedish Christmas
Swedish Yule (Jul) traditions are not what you think they are. Perhaps you picture silent midwinter darkness,…
Terrence Malick and the Great Thing
It looked like a perfectly ordinary premiere. At the Academy Theatre in Hollywood, the red carpet was…
Sustaining the Faithful
I published my first First Things article in December 1990. At that early date, I don’t think…
China’s Future in the Balance
Since the beginning of the month, the Chinese government has arrested dozens of leaders and members of…
The Virgin Whore and the Humorless Don
Much like oil and water, humor and liberal academia do not mix. Anyone who has spent time…
Against the Lunatics
Over thirty years ago, Leszek Kołakowski opined that Nietzsche’s expose of the bankruptcy of Enlightenment humanism had…
The Jewels of England
When visiting the southern United States, I have occasionally been amused to hear the Civil War described…
Giving Our All
This year’s Kavanaugh hearings revealed just how far progressives will go to keep a religious conservative out…
The Making of My Ántonia
This year marks the centenary of Willa Cather’s My Ántonia, and we can thank Viola Roseboro for…
A Time to Think Boldly
The ground is shaking under our feet. What we once thought stable is giving way. Consider our…
