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War Cries in Cuba
The military junta that rules Cuba has just received a great shock. For the first time since…
Roe Must Go
Lynn Fitch, the attorney general of Mississippi, faces the most consequential litigation decision of the last 50…
Tending the Borderlands
This article first appeared in the June/July 2021 print edition of First Things. I shall search for a garden…
To Know That the Lord is God
The God of the Old Testament:Encountering the Divine in Christian Scriptureby r. w. l. moberlybaker academic, 304…
For the Care of Souls
In the past few months, several Catholic bishops have issued statements on the question of whether to…
Vatican II on Catholics in Public LIfe
The Second Vatican Council’s Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (often referenced by its…
Centesimus Annus in 2021
May 1 brought back happy memories for devotees of St. John Paul II. On that date ten…
What I Learned in 2020
It has been more than a year since the coronavirus lockdowns began. Recently someone asked me, “What…
Breakfast at Kim’s
If you arrive at Kim’s Diner before noon, your best option for breakfast is either the homemade…
The Perils of American Safetyism
A taxi arrives at a desert retreat center, bearing a young woman with a surgical mask around…
What Would Cardinal Meyer Say?
Unfortunately forgotten in most U.S. Catholic circles today, Cardinal Albert Gregory Meyer, archbishop of Milwaukee from 1953…
Palm Sunday in Ireland
Father P.J. Hughes is the parish priest of Our Lady of Lourdes Church in Mullahoran, a township…
A New Brand of Biblicism
Of all the reactions to the Vatican declaration this week ruling out the blessing of same-sex unions,…
Rivalry and Reconciliation in Genesis
Pope Francis arrives in Iraq on Friday, fulfilling a Jubilee Year desire of St. John Paul II…
Warning Signs in the Golden State
Liberals hope, and conservatives fear, that the Biden Administration will transform the nation’s values and public policies…
