Our Most Popular Articles of 2024

On the last day of the year, here’s a glance back at our most-read essays of 2024. This list is based on pageviews, and everything is linked—so if you missed an article, check it out now.

Our 10 Most Popular Print Articles 

  1. Cardinal Fernández Misleads,” by Charles J. Chaput
  2. Modernity’s Self-Destruct Button,” by Louise Perry
  3. The New Midlife Crisis,” by Matthew Schmitz
  4. Taylor Swift’s Sexual Revolution,” by Patricia Snow
  5. The Future of the Catholic Church,” by Various
  6. Our Christian Nation,” by Josh Hawley
  7. Actually Existing Postliberalism,” by Nathan Pinkoski
  8. Normophobia,” by Mary Harrington
  9. Resist the Machine Apocalypse,” by Iain McGilchrist
  10. Joan of Arc, Gender Theorist,” by Dan Hitchens

Our 10 Most Popular Web Articles 

  1. Can Christians Attend Gay Weddings?,” by Carl R. Trueman
  2. VP Nominee Tim Walz Supports the Right to Infanticide,” by Charles C. Camosy
  3. Follow the Money to the After Party,” by Megan Basham
  4. The Pope and Other Religions,” by Charles J. Chaput
  5. The Plot to Queer Evangelical Churches,” by Megan Basham
  6. What the Pro-Palestinian Campus Protests Are Really About,” by Carl R. Trueman
  7. Desecration at St. Patrick’s Cathedral,” by Carl R. Trueman
  8. How Pop Nietzscheanism Masquerades as Christianity,” by Carl R. Trueman
  9. Why Catholics Voted for Trump,” by Mary Eberstadt
  10. Kamala’s Abortion Extremism,” by Ryan T. Anderson


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