Why We Shouldn’t Change the Lord’s Prayer

by Anthony Esolen

“Lead us not into temptation” is the most accurate English translation of the original Greek phrase in the Lord’s Prayer. Pope Francis can’t find a better rendering.  Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2017

Not Rights, But Power

by Charlotte Allen

The Masterpiece Cakeshop case is actually about the power of militantly liberal governments to persecute Christians.  Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2017

America for the Immaculata

by Alexi Sargeant

We should celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception with fanfare because Mariology is ecclesiology—every special grace given to Mary is an eschatological promise to the Church.  Continue Reading »

8 Dec 2017

Betsy DeVos and the Bishops

by Thomas G. Guarino

Betsy DeVos is reforming the process for handling campus rape accusations. The Dallas Charter—the guidelines for dealing with priestly sexual abuse—is in similar need of reform. Continue Reading »

8 Dec 2017

A Meditation on “Maranatha”

by George Weigel

In Advent, the Church ardently prays the ancient Aramaic Maranatha—“Come, Lord Jesus!”—in the sure confidence that the Lord’s return in glory means the fulfillment of history. Continue Reading »

6 Dec 2017

Our Claim on God’s Mercy

by Thomas Petri, O.P.

Regardless of the dark winter about to descend, Advent reminds us that God will keep us firm to the end and that we have been called to fellowship with Jesus Christ. Continue Reading »

5 Dec 2017

Letters

by Various

CONTEMPT OF COURT James Nuechterlein (“Remembering Peter Berger,” October) feels that the 1996 First Things symposium on the judicial usurpation of politics was inappropriate because it cast doubts on the legitimacy of American political order. As it is, however, the problem is still with us. If . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2017

Big Mullah

by Randy Boyagoda

2084: The End of the World by boualem sansal translated by alison anderson europa editions, 240 pages, $17 Sleep soundly, good people, everything is sheer falsehood, and the rest is under control.” So begins Boualem Sansal’s new novel, 2084. The author, an Algerian secularist, has . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2017

Our Secular Theodicy

by Matthew Rose

I live in Berkeley, one of the most religious cities in America. Its churches are being converted into mosques and Buddhist temples, but its one true faith endures. A popular yard sign states its creed: “In This House, We Believe: Black Lives Matter, Women’s Rights are Human Rights, No . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2017

The Florentine Pietà

by Catesby Leigh

In the late 1540s, an aging Michelangelo embarked on what he intended to be his culminating sculptural work, commonly known as the Florentine Pietà. Still heavily tasked with official commissions—foremost among them the rebuilding of St. Peter’s—and sometimes incapacitated by . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Dec 2017