Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Our Witness to Freedom
It’s been a good year, a very good one. Subscriptions are up. We’re closing in on 30,000…
The Heart of the Psalms
Over the course of ten days in early November, New Yorkers had the opportunity to attend Lincoln…
Luther’s Purgatory
Radical. Renegade. Rebel. Revolutionary. Friends and foes alike have applied such labels to Martin Luther during the…
Why We Shouldn’t Change the Lord’s Prayer
Pope Francis has caused another round of cheering and dismay by calling for a “better translation” of…
Not Rights, But Power
Jack Phillips claims to be an artist—and he is. Photos of the beautiful hand-decorated cakes he has…
America for the Immaculata
When I was learning about Catholicism, as an Anglican in the process of converting, Mary was a…
Jerusalem, Above Our Chiefest Joy
Jerusalem was last a recognized capital city exactly 830 years ago, when in 1187 the Crusader Kingdom…
Betsy DeVos and the Bishops
Recently, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made significant changes to the way universities are to handle complaints of…
A Meditation on “Maranatha”
Happy (real) new year: the beginning of a new year of grace, which began December 3 with…
Our Claim on God’s Mercy
This text was originally delivered as a homily on the first Sunday of Advent. Blessed John Henry…
He Went There
He was not a refugee, not an immigrant, not a displaced person. Or, rather: yes and no.…
Döllinger’s Unquiet Grave
The Pope and the Professor: Pius IX, Ignaz von Döllinger, and the Quandary of the Modern Ageby…
The Christian Way
Christians freely obey Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. “Come,” he beckons, “follow me.” Being a…
Liberal Tradition, Yes;
Liberal Ideology, No
There are rumors of economic and political heresy at First Things. My reassessment of Michael Novak’s Spirit…
Culture is Downstream of Politics
Walk into any room full of Christian conservative donors, and someone will say, “Politics is downstream of…
