Theology
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The World Will Whimper
Catholic Ireland has fallen. Some vague, residual piety may stay the hand of the Irish from completely…
Christmas, Freedom, and Obedience
On December 17, the day the first “O Antiphon” signaled the intensification of preparations for Christmas, the…
Dignity in Flames
The flames of the Hanukkah candles symbolize both enchantment and futility in a way that speaks to…
The Lowliness of Human Flesh
Of all the secular world’s contributions to the celebration of Christmas, one of my favorites is A…
The Case For Keeping Trump
Should the Senate remove President Trump from office? Mark Galli, editor of Christianity Today, says “yes!” He…
Evangelical Elites Are Out of Touch
Some years ago I wrote a short book in which I argued that, while political thinking was…
A Hidden Life: The Story of a Marriage
I thought we could build our nest high up in the trees.” We hear the voice of…
God Is True
Let God be found true, though every man be found a liar,” Paul writes (Rom. 3:4). Paul’s…
The Well-Fought Fight
The incorporation of Anglican hymnody into English-language Catholic worship is one of the great blessings of the…
“Fairness For All” Is Unfair
I recently gave a presentation on transgenderism to a group of suburban Minnesotans. After my talk, an…
Porn Is Not a Blessing of Liberty
Last week, four Republican congressmen sent a missive to U.S. Attorney General William Barr. This one-page letter…
America As a Catholic Country
As a student in the fourth grade of Saint Thomas Aquinas School in East Lansing, Michigan, I…
Christmas Guide to Buying a Bible: 2019 Edition
In 2012, First Things asked me to suggest Bibles to give as gifts during the Christmas season.…
An Anthem for Postliberals
At my home church in Birmingham, Alabama, and in churches I visit across the country, I often…
Letters
The New Right Sohrab Ahmari correctly identifies many of the pathologies haunting liberal order in the West…
