Truth’s Many Triumphs

by R. R. Reno

As readers, you have signaled your support for First Things and our combination of spirited opposition to our wayward world with cheerful celebration of truth’s many triumphs. Continue Reading »

11 Jan 2023

Are Catholics and Evangelicals Really Together?

by J. Daryl Charles

The receptive ecumenical outlook can, among other things, help us discern between true and false ecumenism. Eduardo Echeverria models this receptive mode in his latest book. Continue Reading »

10 Jan 2023

How Faith-Based Colleges Can Challenge Technological Misuse

by Selma Botman

But will those students who access free, easy, and speedy information via ChatGPT cause university education to come to an end? I do not think so. Continue Reading »

10 Jan 2023

Armenian Christians Face a Humanitarian Crisis

by Jack Baghumian and Lara Setrakian

The Armenian Christians in Nagorno-Karabakh are sustained by faith amidst the crisis caused by the Azeri blockade, which is steadily worsening every day.  Continue Reading »

9 Jan 2023

Letters from Rome: #4

by George Weigel

Joseph Ratzinger’s accomplishments as biblical expositor and theologian have been gratifyingly acknowledged over the past six days. Yet his insights into the drama of modern social and political life have rarely been mentioned. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2023

The Importance of Holy Days of Obligation

by Eric Banecker

Therefore, let me offer a modest proposal: Let’s celebrate all the obligatory holy days of the universal church on the day the Church intends them to be celebrated. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2023

Woman Is the Glory of Man

by Peter J. Leithart

The gift of the woman transforms the man from a waterless waste into the human equivalent of the garden of God. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2023

What Benedict Saw

by Robert P. Imbelli

As always with Ratzinger, his reflection weds fidelity and creativity. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023

Letters from Rome: #3

by George Weigel

When the Church solemnly commits Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to the Lord at the funeral Mass today, the curtain will come down on one of the most important and fruitful eras in two millennia of Catholic intellectual life. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023

No Mercy Without Rules

by Carl R. Trueman

Perhaps paradoxically, my freedom requires rules, which sometimes run against my instincts. It is thus a mercy that those rules are given to me and, where necessary, enforced by external authority. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023