YouTube and the Yearning for God

by Thomas Piolata

The algorithm behind YouTube's short videos is distracting men and women from thinking deeply. Continue Reading »

17 Jan 2024

The Wisdom of Catholic Classical Education

by Mark Bauerlein

Andrew Youngblood joins the podcast to discuss his book Know Thyself. Continue Reading »

16 Jan 2024

On the Character of a Nation

by Francis X. Maier

Joe Mahoney, like so many other good men, believed in, and fought for, and sustained by the witness of his life his country’s best ideals.  Continue Reading »

16 Jan 2024

More Confusion About Same-Sex Blessings

by John Finnis, Robert P. George, ​Peter Ryan, S.J.

With one minor exception, the Vatican's press release only accentuates aspects of Fiducia Supplicans that make it an obstacle to handing on, defending, and living by the gospel’s teaching on sexual morality. Continue Reading »

15 Jan 2024

A Fighting Publication

by R. R. Reno

Thank you for supporting First Things. We have big plans for the upcoming year.  Continue Reading »

12 Jan 2024

Hopes and Wishes for 2024

by John Wilson

From hoping for continued health of the cat Nina to continued prosperity of publications to Nobel Laureate desires, these are some of John Wilson's hopes and wishes for the new year.  Continue Reading »

12 Jan 2024

Lessons from the Lutheran Tradition for 2024

by Carl R. Trueman

Like all confessional Christianity, Lutheranism is anchored in realities that transcend the political particularities of our day; and it also reminds us of the church’s true task and realistic expectations in a time such as this. Continue Reading »

12 Jan 2024

The Psychiatrist and the Exorcist

by Mark Bauerlein

Richard Gallagher joins the podcast to discuss his book Demonic Foes: My Twenty-Five Years as a Psychiatrist Investigating Possessions, Diabolic Attacks, and the Paranormal.  Continue Reading »

11 Jan 2024

Destroying Marriage in Order to Save It

by Daniel Frost and Robert P. George

The normalization of non-monogamy would change what people think they are getting into when they get married, and how they go about it. Continue Reading »

11 Jan 2024

“Contextual” Theology and Fiducia Supplicans

by George Weigel

Fiducia Supplicans is being presented as a genuine development in pastoral practice, yet same-sex blessings do “not validate or justify anything” according to Cardinal Fernández. Continue Reading »

10 Jan 2024