The Sacred Earthiness of Christmas
by George WeigelThe earthiness of Christmas proclaims and celebrates an enfleshed, divine savior, once an infant, who ennobles and transforms all the givens of the human condition. Continue Reading »
The earthiness of Christmas proclaims and celebrates an enfleshed, divine savior, once an infant, who ennobles and transforms all the givens of the human condition. Continue Reading »
The Christian story is the true myth, making concrete, clear, and present what the pagans had perceived only dimly and distantly. Continue Reading »
As Christianity goes in eclipse, liberal citizenship is giving way to our primordial instincts. Continue Reading »
If We the People can recognize and respect the sacred order woven into creation’s design and into each human being, our democratic republic can flourish. Continue Reading »
Whereas bad journalism is easy—all you need is an internet connection and an instinct for what will make people furious—good journalism needs editors who can coax the best out of writers (and excise their worst). Continue Reading »
First Things relies on your help to pursue its mission. Mission runs on resources. So this Christmas, please support First Things with a financial gift. Continue Reading »
Nominalism has won, and politics has thus become preoccupied with language. Continue Reading »
The planned redesign of Notre-Dame de Paris’s interior is an atrocity that will turn the cathedral into little more than a Catholic Disneyland. Continue Reading »
There are so many books that are not “great,” but are still worth saving from oblivion, at least for the moment. Brian Moore’s work falls into this category. Continue Reading »
The Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano, claims that the USCCB has made no mention of prohibiting Communion to pro-abortion politicians. This simply is not true. Continue Reading »