R. R. Reno

When we lose the distinction between killing and letting die, euthanasia starts to seem more plausible. Continue Reading »

We’ve started a reading group here in the office, and in early June we sat down to discuss Hans Urs von Balthasar’s Love Alone Is Credible. Published during the Second Vatican Council, this little book serves as a précis for Balthasar’s multi-volume project, The Glory of the Lord, a . . . . Continue Reading »

We have wrapped up our spring fundraising campaign, and I am happy to report that it was a success. Continue Reading »

First Things reflects on sacred things out of a shared commitment to the authority of God's revelation. Continue Reading »

America is at its best when our political secularism finds inspiration and grounding in a culture deeply informed by religious belief. Continue Reading »

There are times when one reads something that provides a moment of sudden illumination. I had that experience with Russell Hittinger’s contribution to this issue. In recent years, I have been struggling with the intuition that the political and social assumptions I’ve held for many years . . . . Continue Reading »

We see it in France, we see it in America: The metaphysical dream that has dominated the West for decades is being challenged. Continue Reading »

There’s something very right about Rod Dreher’s call to action in The Benedict Option: A Strategy for Christians in a Post-Christian Nation. He urges us to ask if we have “compromised too much with the world” and suggests ways to renew the integrity of our religious communities. Yet . . . . Continue Reading »

A young writer in Australia recently sent me an essay that ended with an arresting sentence: “I am twenty-seven years old and hope to live to see the end of the twentieth century.” I sympathize. We have reached a series of dead ends in the West. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Americans . . . . Continue Reading »

Injustices are done; imprudent, ill-considered policies are pursued. Brutal, cynical men posture as noble leaders. There’s a great deal about public life that arouses our passions. It is easy to become angry, bitter, fearful, and despairing. There’s another side as well. We can harbor great . . . . Continue Reading »