Light from Dirty Harry on Biblical Morality

by Francesca Aran Murphy

How does acting—a form of hypocrisy—fit within a biblical vision of morality? Continue Reading »

11 Jan 2018

Francis Canavan: A Jesuit for the Confused and Distressed

by William Doino Jr.

When Fr. Francis Canavan died in 2009, the Society of Jesus lost one of its finest men, as did America. Continue Reading »

10 Jan 2018

On Being Truly Dogmatic

by Robert P. Imbelli

Dogma is neither dull nor dusty—it is the very person of the redeemer, in whom truth and charity form a seamless garment.  Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2018

Paul VI in 2018

by P. J. Smith

Paul VI’s Humanae Vitae, which turns fifty this year, is the foundation of the Church’s uncompromising pro-life position. Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2018

Deliver Us From “Dynamic Equivalence”

by Charlotte Allen

People like the Lord’s Prayer precisely because it sounds archaic. Let’s not tamper with the language. Continue Reading »

8 Jan 2018

Donald Trump and the Evangelical “Crisis”

by Darren Guerra

Trump’s candidacy revealed three main groups of white evangelicals, each distinguished by prudential political judgments.  Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2018

Evangelical Identity in an Age of Trump

by Dale M. Coulter

Though many evangelical Christians are rethinking the “evangelical” label, it’s still the best option they have. Continue Reading »

2 Jan 2018

On Refusing to Be Comforted This Christmastide

by Roberto De La Noval

If the Feast of the Holy Innocents has a moral meaning, it is this: God’s election of our suffering is always enfolded within the greater election of our ultimate joy. Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2018

Letters

by Various

PROTESTANT PARANOIA? R. R. Reno confirms Samuel Gregg’s suspicion that First Things is tempering its embrace of free markets (“Building Bridges, Not Walls,” November). Perhaps he can confirm—or deny—whether the journal is also rethinking its commitment to the free exercise of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2018

Dispatches from Russia

by Marcus Plested

Some little while ago, I found myself sitting in the grounds of the Danilov Monastery in Moscow, delighting in the spring flowers and being treated to a prodigious display of bell-ringing. I reflected at the time that the Russians have few peers among other nations in their great love for church . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 2018