Catholicism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Undercutting Vatican II to Defend Vatican II?
Archbishop Arthur Roche, prefect of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship, recently sent the world’s bishops instructions…
Is There Hope for Gen Z?
Gen Z, Explained:The Art of Living in a Digital Ageby roberta katz, sarah ogilvie, jane shaw, and…
Defending Catholic Healthcare
The threats against religious freedom in the United States have become so acute that five major Catholic…
Mary, Queen of Philosophy
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Peter Kreeft joins the podcast…
Marching Toward a Different Future
The annual March for Life in Washington began in 1974—and it’s hard to think of a more…
Ross Douthat on Living with Lyme
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Ross Douthat joins the podcast…
The Arch
The funeral of Archbishop Desmond Tutu took place at St. George’s Cathedral in Cape Town on New…
The Backbone of Our Society
I was perhaps an atypical candidate for the First Things Junior Fellowship. As a college student, I led…
It’s Always Thanksgiving Day
For most Americans in 2021, Thanksgiving means a day off from work, perhaps also an occasion to…
The History of National Flags in Churches
This summer, Christianity Today ran an article about Protestant pastors’ views on displaying national flags in sanctuaries…
America’s Search for Social Utopia
The New York City Council has voted to remove the statue of Thomas Jefferson from the council…
Lessons From the Reformation’s Pamphlet War
It is in many ways odd that we observe Reformation Day on October 31. Setting aside the…
Blessing Biden
Charles Sumner was caned on the Senate floor in 1856. Sumner, an abolitionist senator from Massachusetts, had…
How Google Saves Liberal Democracy
It is no longer possible,” John Dewey lamented in his 1939 book Freedom and Culture, “to hold…
The Witness of the Mafia Martyrs
The Archdiocese of Catania, Sicily’s second-largest city, has put a three-year ban on godparents at baptism and…
