Light in the Darkness

by James Conley

The biggest falsehood of the modern era, and maybe every era, is that individuals don’t make a difference; that we’re alone and powerless. It’s a lie. Continue Reading »

27 Jun 2022

What Comes After Roe

by Gerard V. Bradley

Dobbs is a decisive turning point on the road to securing an equal right to life for every human being, in the womb and out of it. It is the end of the beginning of the greatest civil rights struggle of our time. Continue Reading »

24 Jun 2022

How I Evolved on Tim Keller: A Follow-Up

by James R. Wood

James Wood, associate editor at First Things, responds to criticisms of his widely discussed original essay “How I Evolved on Tim Keller.” Continue Reading »

24 Jun 2022

A Diverse Communion of Believers

by Liel Leibovitz

Under R. R. Reno’s leadership, First Things has achieved the very difficult distinction of bringing timeless truths into conversation with contemporary preoccupations without compromising either. Continue Reading »

24 Jun 2022

What Fulton Did for Religious Freedom

by Mark Rienzi

While it was a major victory for religious freedom, there is still more work to be done. Though further changes may come soon, Fulton has proven to be a big step in the right direction.   Continue Reading »

23 Jun 2022

The Rise of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity

by Dale M. Coulter

The story of Pentecostal-Charismatic Christianity is not simply a Protestant story. It is a story of the demise of white European Christianity (whether Catholic, fundamentalist, or mainline) and the rise of a new multi-ethnic Christianity that celebrates folk culture.    Continue Reading »

22 Jun 2022

Recycling the Same Old Same Old

by George Weigel

Those demeaning John Paul’s intellectual and moral heroism in a lame attempt to defend the Liquid Catholicism that has proven an evangelical failure everywhere are examples of intellectual exhaustion and evangelical cowardice in the face of woke cultural aggression. Continue Reading »

22 Jun 2022

A Fruitful Fellowship

by Justin Lee

Being a committed reader of First Things is a social, intellectual, and spiritual discipline that bears tremendous fruit. Continue Reading »

21 Jun 2022

The Future of the Latin Mass in D.C.

by Evan Myers

Setting debates about the virtues and vices of the TLM aside, Cardinal Gregory’s decision will have serious, real-world consequences for parochial life in D.C. Continue Reading »

20 Jun 2022

A Matter of Holiness

by Francis X. Maier

There can be no lasting concordat, no real peace treaty, between a genuinely holy people and Church on the one hand, and a world of material excess, destructive sexuality, exploitation of the poor, and industrial-scale homicide of unborn children on the other.    Continue Reading »

17 Jun 2022