Soho Pilgrimage: A Christmas Meditation

by George Weigel

To be a pilgrim is to be going somewhere. That somewhere is the Kingdom come among us at Christmas, and coming again in power and glory. Continue Reading »

26 Dec 2018 0

A Swedish Christmas

by Clemens Cavallin

Swedish Yule (Jul) traditions are not what you think they are. Continue Reading »

24 Dec 2018 0

Sustaining the Faithful

by Peter J. Leithart

First Things is indispensable as a guide through the shadows of our current disruptions and discontents. Continue Reading »

21 Dec 2018 0

Terrence Malick and the Great Thing

by Dan Hitchens

 Like a number of poets, Terrence Malick fumbles to express a common experience: the inexplicable longing that elevates the soul and fills it with an agonizing hope. Continue Reading »

21 Dec 2018 0

Against the Lunatics

by Carl R. Trueman

A donation to First Things is an investment in human intelligence. Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2018 0

China's Future in the Balance

by Peter J. Leithart

Early Rain Covenant Church in Chengdu is being persecuted because the church refuses to register with the state or join the officially sanctioned Three-Self Patriotic Movement.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2018 0

The Virgin Whore and the Humorless Don

by John William Sullivan

Emma Maggie Solberg's The Virgin Whore spends far too much time taking bad jokes and strained wordplay too seriously, and too little time taking basic theology seriously enough. Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2018 0

Books for Christmas

by George Weigel

George Weigel offers book suggestions for all the readers on your Christmas gift list. Continue Reading »

19 Dec 2018 0

Giving Our All

by Mark Bauerlein

Social and religious conservatives gaze at the world before them and see an army mobilized against them. We have on our side the Gospels and our prayers, but the array of worldly antagonists can be dispiriting. Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2018 0

The Jewels of England

by Benedict Kiely

The saints of England can provide inspiration to build anew England's spiritual and moral framework. Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2018 0