Family
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Holy Madness
Surely somewhere in Emile Durkheim or Max Weber is a reflection on religiosity and March Madness. The…
Poland’s Baby Bump
In 2015, Poland’s conservative Law and Justice Party proposed a plan called “500+ Families,” which would give…
Dynamics of Disembodiment
In this series, the First Things junior fellows share mini-essays on their current reading endeavors. Connor GrubaughAssistant Editor Most…
The Call to Gift
This text is adapted from the funeral homily for Don J. Briel, professor at the University of…
My Protestant Oscar Predictions
I make a point of never watching the Oscars. If I want to waste four hours of…
When I Met Christ
They had taken my watch, so I don’t know what time it was when I began to…
Why the 2018 “Gerber Baby” Choice is So Important
Each year, Gerber, the baby food manufacturer, holds a “cute baby” photo contest, the winner of which…
The Burdensome Myth of Romantic Love
A collection of Einstein’s letters auctioned off in 1996 contains a list of marital expectations for his…
The Eschatological Hope of Bearing Children
Stop bearing children.” So says one of a cadre of new environmental voices decrying the dangers of…
Cyber Self-Harm
On August 2, 2013, fourteen-year-old Hannah Smith of Leicestershire, England, hanged herself and was found dead by…
Remembering Zion
I offer a frigid smile any time people go into nostalgic raptures about the benefits of memorizing…
Looking Down syndrome in the Face
Before I met my son Max, I’d never spent much time with anyone who has Down syndrome.…
Homage to Don Briel
In the history of U.S. Catholic higher education since World War II, three seminal moments stand out:…
Mr. Fit Goes to Communion
When communion for the remarried was reintroduced into Catholic discussion a few years ago, we were informed…
Preparing for Winter
Last weekend I had the pleasure of lecturing at the American Enterprise Institute’s Values and Capitalism Faculty…
