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Vatican Diplomacy Making a Difference
This past June 25, Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Holy See’s Secretary for Relations with States—usually dubbed the…
Questioning Vaccine Mandates
The COVID vaccines have hardly ameliorated our disagreements over public health policies. Instead, they have made our…
Salute to a Country Songwriter
One morning, when I was six or seven years old, my mother told me that she would…
A Work of Intricate Threads
Certain things live in the memory. It’s 1980. The Los Angeles summer is hotter than the fire…
Rancher Rebels
Chosen Country:A Rebellion in the Westby james pogue henry holt & co., 304 pages, $28 At a…
For Pope Francis, the Mass is the Message
Traditionis Custodes, Pope Francis’s recent motu proprio, is not principally about the right to offer the Holy…
Abortion in Malta
Malta is one of the last countries in the world where abortion is illegal, but pro-abortion activists…
Verses for the Visitation
Translator’s note: The Western Church historically observed the Feast of the Visitation on July 2. In 1544, the…
A Reminder of Ultimate Realities
By the time you read this post, I will no longer be working at the First Things…
The DeLauro Democrats and the Bishops
At 1 p.m. EDT on June 18, it was announced that three-quarters of the U.S. bishops had…
Cardinal Pell at Eighty
Fifteen months ago, it looked as if Cardinal George Pell might spend his eightieth birthday in prison.…
Tolerating Catholics
nThe latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Michael Breidenbach joins the…
True Love
The latest installment in an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Julia Evanko joins the…
The Myth of the Value-Neutral Market
When liberalism was young, it had great faith in markets—specifically, the ability of markets to ease social…
Gaia, False Gods, and Public Policy
I claim no expertise in climate science. I do claim a certain competence in detecting spin in…
