The History of Christmas Ghost Stories
by Francis YoungTo tell dark stories at Christmas is to acknowledge the reality of the encompassing darkness into which the light of Christ is born. Continue Reading »
Control by QR Code
by Hans BoersmaVaccine passport mandates violate the unity of the body of Christ; as such, they are a most egregious denial of the heart of the gospel. Continue Reading »
The Enduring Appeal of The Nutcracker
by Stephen SchmalhoferIn this season of charity, perhaps we can reconsider the unjustly maligned reputation of Fritz, the troublemaker child in the Nutcracker ballet. Continue Reading »
The End of George Bailey’s Exploring
by Bethel McGrewAs George Bailey reminds us, our home is always there waiting for us, if only we have the eyes to see it. Continue Reading »
The Sacred Earthiness of Christmas
by George WeigelThe earthiness of Christmas proclaims and celebrates an enfleshed, divine savior, once an infant, who ennobles and transforms all the givens of the human condition. Continue Reading »
Incarnation Transcends Myth
by E. J. HutchinsonThe Christian story is the true myth, making concrete, clear, and present what the pagans had perceived only dimly and distantly. Continue Reading »
Sacred Order in Social Order
by Bruce Riley AshfordIf We the People can recognize and respect the sacred order woven into creation’s design and into each human being, our democratic republic can flourish. Continue Reading »
What Good Journalism Needs
by Dan HitchensWhereas bad journalism is easy—all you need is an internet connection and an instinct for what will make people furious—good journalism needs editors who can coax the best out of writers (and excise their worst). Continue Reading »
Forming the Faithful in a Post-Christian Age
by Francis X. MaierFirst Things relies on your help to pursue its mission. Mission runs on resources. So this Christmas, please support First Things with a financial gift. Continue Reading »
Restoring Notre-Dame
by Samuel GreggThe planned redesign of Notre-Dame de Paris’s interior is an atrocity that will turn the cathedral into little more than a Catholic Disneyland. Continue Reading »
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