First Links — 9.17.12

Sustainable Sex
Marc Barnes, The Hipster Conservative

Humor, Joy, and the Spiritual Life
Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Gospel in the Digital Age

Phillis Wheatley: A Genius in Bondage
Jonathan M. Yeager, Books & Culture

Buzz Aldrin’s Lunar Communion
Matthew Cresswell, The Guardian

Alternative Acts of Contrition
The Blog of Edmund Mitchell

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