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Brownback’s Faith and Reason
At the recent debate among Republican presidential candidates, Chris Matthews asked the candidates to raise their hands…
Catholic Politicians and Excommunication
Earlier this month, a reporter asked Pope Benedict XVI whether he agreed with the Mexican bishops who…
America and Its Dead
You can see them at many grave sites where the War of Independence was fought, and the…
The June/July Issue of First Things Is Here!
Well, well, well. The June/July issue of First Things has arrived, and in the annals of human…
A Lutheran Pastor Says ‘Here I Stand’ in Delaware
In Delaware, the state legislature is debating embryonic stem cell research. A copy of some correspondence about…
Moses and Multiculturalism
Moses made a mistake. He could have been a broadminded model for our liberal culture, but he…
America’s Greatest Mystery Writer
G.K. Chesterton’s Fr. Brown stories are proof that only the British style of detective fiction can reach…
Religion and the Common Good
Sooner or later, every teacher hears the same old joke about the philosophy student and his dad.…
Put on Your Body Armor
Concerning yesterday’s decision in Gonzales v. Carhart , a few preliminary observations based on a very quick…
Don’t Read the May Issue. No, Really … Don’t.
Another month, another issue of First Things . Just a typical production of the magazine¯this and that,…
Assault on Christendom
Wow. We didn’t know. The “Hallelujah Chorus” is a paean celebrating Titus’ sack of Jerusalem and the…
Einstein and Faith
Walter Isaacson’s biography Einstein: His Life and Universe hit bookstands yesterday and promises to be a bestseller.…
That Motu Proprio
Having apparently gone on a silent retreat during Lent, Pope Benedict’s long-rumored motu proprio on the Latin…
Of Metaphor in Heaven
No intimations, fables, puppet shows; No need for parables: up there one sees Reality; good books stay…
Right Reason in the Public Square
Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and director of the Cardinal…
