Catholicism
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Children Have a Right to Classical Education
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The Summer Reading List, 2023 Edition
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What Science Is and Isn’t
Modern science and technology are among humanity’s most astonishing achievements. We understand far more about the intricate…
The Fall of Canterbury
This might be the most important gathering of Anglicans in 400 years,” declared Bishop Lee McMunn last…
The Ballast of Faith
The following is excerpted from Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War, out today…
A New Missionary Journey
It’s tempting to romanticize the history of Christianity, painting St. Peter and St. Paul as unyielding leaders…
The Greatness of Alexander
This biographical essay is excerpted from The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition, by Allen…
A Forgotten Catholic Novelist
Though he is almost forgotten today, the Romantic novelist Francis Marion Crawford, a Catholic convert, outsold his…
Being Real
It’s Sunday afternoon in the dining hall. My fellow college students line long tables for lunch after…
Jesus As Political Cynic
In his recent “political life of Jesus,” I Judge No One, David Lloyd Dusenbury makes the arresting…
Prayer As Thought Crime
Stop and pray on the street in front of an abortion facility in England or Wales and…
Naaman, the Nazarenes, and the Germans
To vary Oscar Wilde, the Church’s liturgical life often imitates art by being strikingly appropriate to a…
Sharp Compassion
A History of Present Illnessby anna deforestrnrnlittle, brown and company, 176 pages, $25 Martin Luther had a…
A Tale of Two Student Protests
Many First Things readers are no doubt sadly aware of the disgusting treatment of federal judge Kyle…
