Permanent Things

by Elizabeth C. Corey

As a young First Things reader, I found it both consoling and inspiring to be part of a community of people who believed, as I did, that the Christian faith is both beautiful and true. Continue Reading »

17 Jun 2022 0

Pope Francis Does Not Understand the American Church

by Jayd Henricks

The Holy Father says that he wants the Church to be a listening Church. If so, then he should be listening to a wide variety of voices in the U.S. before making claims that there are a significant number of Catholics in this country who reject Vatican II. Continue Reading »

16 Jun 2022 0

Denying and Defying our Human Bodies

by Jennifer Lahl

Medical procedures that would have been unconscionable fifty years ago are happening all around us. The medical profession may never recover from its complicity in the mutilation of young people. Continue Reading »

16 Jun 2022 0

How To Talk About Christian Ethics

by Andrew T. Walker

Moral principles are either true or false, sound or unsound, regardless of their foundation. We should not, and indeed cannot, separate the beliefs of faith from the convictions and evidence of reason. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2022 0

Demythologizing Conclaves

by George Weigel

Debunking myths about papal conclaves will, I hope, function as a stabilizer, as the waters surrounding the Barque of Peter will likely get more turbulent before the next conclave meets in the Sistine Chapel beneath the stern gaze of Christ the Judge. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2022 0

Seven Catholic Theologians Every Protestant Should Read

by Bruce Riley Ashford

This list provides a good starting point for thoughtful Protestant Christians looking to understand post-Vatican II theology. Continue Reading »

15 Jun 2022 0

The Last Twentieth-Century Film

by Miles Smith

Commitment makes Maverick the oldest and truest type of Naval officer; the oldest and truest type of American; and finally, the oldest and truest type of man. Continue Reading »

14 Jun 2022 0

A First Things Friendship

by Charles J. Chaput and Carl R. Trueman

First Things friendships respect differences as opportunities, not roadblocks, for constructive engagement with the world.  Continue Reading »

14 Jun 2022 0

Are Southern Baptists Still People of the Book?

by Tom Ascol

For the sake of our souls, and those of our neighbors, we must return to the Book without a shred of embarrassment. Continue Reading »

13 Jun 2022 0

What Are Bookstores For?

by John-Paul Heil

 Good bookstores invite us to contemplate truths that lie beyond our everyday concerns. Continue Reading »

13 Jun 2022 0