First Things and the Physical World

by Samira Kawash

Supporting First Things ensures that the magazine will continue to thrive as something present and real and good.  Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2023 0

A Year of Reading: 2023

by John Wilson

These are the books that swam most readily into consciousness. Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2023 0

Mark’s Poem of the Passion and My Late Friend Dave

by Joshua T. Katz

Dave’s pastoral ability allowed him to understand people better than they sometimes understood themselves. Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2023 0

Has Hitler Won on the Left?

by Carl R. Trueman

Perhaps Hitler has won, though on the left—the opposite end of the political spectrum to that we might have expected. Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2023 0

German Catholicism: On the Brink or at the Cutting Edge?

by George Weigel

German Catholicism may not be regarded in certain Roman circles as being “on the brink” so much as “at the cutting edge.”  Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2023 0

Holding the Line

by Christopher Rufo

First Things stands as an intellectual bulwark against the left’s long march. Continue Reading »

13 Dec 2023 0

Remembering Avery Dulles

by Thomas G. Guarino

By every standard, Avery Dulles was a dedicated theologian and a committed disciple of Jesus Christ. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2023 0

A Voice of Sanity

by R. R. Reno

A deeper obedience to God’s will makes life richer, fuller, and more fruitful. It’s a simple truth that our age has forgotten. Continue Reading »

12 Dec 2023 0

Let’s Speed Up the Coming of Christmas

by Hans Boersma

The darkness of our lives awakens deep within us the longing for God’s coming in the flesh.  Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2023 0

October 7, 2023

by James Matthew Wilson

A poem.  Continue Reading »

11 Dec 2023 0