Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Of Second Things and First Things
The Public Square The Connecticut state legislature recently considered a bill to wrest property away from the…
Words of Nectar and Cyanide
You can trace, through the history of philosophy, a line of aphorism—that odd, somewhat disreputable method of…
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Caesar for a Day
Wearing a toga and a laurel wreath, The neighbor’s boy is Caesar for the day. Beside the…
The Romantic’s Prayer
Help me to lay aside my glitzy schemes, My starry ifs , my svelte velleities; Write off…
Shadows in Amsterdam
Years ago, I lived in an old brown house that had been converted into apartments. Next door…
Death on a Friday Afternoon
Exploration into God is exploration into darkness, into the heart of darkness. Yes, to be sure, God…
Pontius Pilate: The Unjust Judge
As a lawyer and judge, my understanding of the Bible has naturally become colored by my experiences…
Neuhaus Invades Poland
Fr. Neuhaus had a missionary zeal, a fervor for argument and conversation in defense of the faith…
My Brother in Christ
I was out of the country when I received the news that Richard John Neuhaus had died,…
Letters of Condolence
Richard John Neuhaus May 14, 1936“January 8, 2009 I am deeply touched by the death of the…
The Areopagus of Morningside Heights
The stained-glass chancel windows at St. Paul’s Chapel on the Columbia campus form a triptych in which…
Opinion
The Naked Public Square: Religion and Democracy in America by Richard John Neuhaus Eerdmans, 292 pages, $28…
Pilgrimage to Fifth Avenue
On occasional pilgrimages to visit Richard John Neuhaus at the First Things office on Fifth Avenue, I…
The Great Convivium
Cardinal Ratzinger said in his funeral homily for John Paul the Great: “This is not the time…
