Tracing Church History through Old Newspapers

by K. E. Colombini

Browsing the Catholic News Archive, you’ll notice how much things have changed—and not always for the better. Continue Reading »

18 May 2017

A Hillarian Lesson for Church Leaders

by George Weigel

Hillary Clinton still doesn’t get that she was the reason she lost. Continue Reading »

17 May 2017

With Cardinal Sarah, the Liturgy Is in Good Hands

by Benedict XVI

Cardinal Sarah teaches us silence—being silent with Jesus, true inner stillness, and in just this way he helps us to grasp the word of the Lord anew. Continue Reading »

17 May 2017

Living Communally in God's Good Creation

by David T. Koyzis

The Benedict Option: Whatever we label it, it is something to which all Christians everywhere are called. Continue Reading »

16 May 2017

Retrieval for the Sake of Renewal

by Timothy George

What does it mean to be a Baptist? What does it mean to call for Baptist catholicity? Continue Reading »

15 May 2017

“Decadent Poverty” at the First Things Gallery

by Alexi Sargeant

Approaching the paradox of the Passion in art. Continue Reading »

10 May 2017

Weaving Chapter 13 Back into Romans

by James R. Rogers

When read in isolation, Romans 13 doesn’t fit well with Paul’s argument in the rest of the epistle. Continue Reading »

10 May 2017

The Fifty-Day Party

by George Weigel

Easter offers each of us the opportunity to reflect on the commission to be missionary disciples we were given at baptism. Continue Reading »

10 May 2017

Don’t Celebrate Trump’s Religious Liberty Executive Order

by Mark Movsesian

On religious accommodation, the order does pretty little. But it hints at an unwelcome change in American tradition that conservatives should resist. Continue Reading »

9 May 2017

No Apology for Nostalgia

by Jen Pollock Michel

The longing for “primal belonging,” for some past order, some formerly perfect reality, is a right impulse, a necessary impulse. Continue Reading »

9 May 2017