First Links — 3.11.16

How Much Should Lent Hurt?
Father Robert McTeigue, SJ, Aleteia

The Renewal of Metaphysics and the Rebirth of Christian Society
Elliot Milco, Paraphasic

Evangelists Adapt to a New Era, Preaching the Gospel to Skeptics
Samuel G. Freedman, New York Times

Who Are Trump’s Christians
Ivan Plis, National Interest

Must Theatre Always Sneer at Religion?
Theo Hobson, Spectator

The Redundancy of House of Cards
Jake Meador, Mere Orthodoxy

An Appeal to Our Fellow Catholics
Robert P. George and George Weigel, National Review

The Broderers of St. Paul’s Cathedral
The Gentle Author, Spitalfields Life

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