The Cost of “Making a Mess”
by Charles J. ChaputFiducia Supplicans doesn't change Church teaching on marriage, but it does seem to change Church teaching on the sinfulness of same-sex activity. Continue Reading »
Monarchy Is Good
by Peter J. LeithartThe kingdom is good news because the King exerts authority by giving authority, by giving himself. Continue Reading »
Christian Hospitality in the City
by Elena VelezFirst Things has been a wellspring of inspiration and solidarity during my fashion process. Continue Reading »
Anglicanism at a Crossroads
by Mouneer Anis and Gerald McDermottWhile the Anglican Communion is being reset, let us also revise the language of the Cairo Covenant so that it better reflects the thinking of historic Anglicanism. Continue Reading »
The Challenge of Christmas
by Wilfred M. McClayDelightful as the season’s spirit is, it is a byproduct and not the thing itself. Continue Reading »
Rainbow Is Thy Fame
by Mary Frances MylerFr. John Jenkins presided over the rapid enactment of the sexual revolution during his tenure as president of the University of Notre Dame. Continue Reading »
Christmas in a Time of War
by George WeigelBecause there is no Christianity without Judaism, we should first stand in solidarity with those who, as Vatican II taught, were the first to receive God’s promises: promises of which God has never repented. Continue Reading »
The Pope and the Black Hole
by Dan HitchensPope Francis is still the Vicar of Christ—even if he appears to have collapsed in on himself. Continue Reading »
Primordial Elements
by Joshua T. KatzIt is a privilege to read each day online and each month in print the compelling, orderly prose of some of the sharpest critics of the state of religion and public life today. Continue Reading »
Bringing Natural Law Down to Earth
by Hadley ArkesThe purpose of my book Mere Natural Law was to bring natural law down out of the clouds, to show how it bears in very precise and concrete ways on such matters as the regulation of speech. Continue Reading »
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