Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Making Sense of Hell
Eternal damnation has never been a wildly popular doctrine, but it seems to be coming under particular pressure at…
Homecoming
In the mid-1980s, my wife and I were invited to a baptism and to the post-christening reception…
Fr. Rosica, Fraud
Earlier this month, journalists discovered that Fr. Thomas Rosica—an influential and (it was believed) media-savvy Catholic priest—had…
Letters from the Vatican: #4
“Grant, we pray, almighty God, that no tempests may disturb us, for you have set us fast…
Is the Church a Cage?
Is the Catholic Church a cage? The language of a recent New York Times article on the…
“Synodality” and the Rome Abuse Summit
Despite Pope Francis’s lecture on the subject at Synod-2015, and notwithstanding the passages on it in Synod-2018’s…
Evangelical Apocalypse
It was only a matter of time before journalists dove into an evangelical institution to find skeletons…
After the End of Sacrifice
Is it possible for a Protestant to be opposed to liberal order? Can Protestantism resist the lure…
Sin Aboundeth
The story of offshore finance is a familiar one. Individuals or companies want to avoid taxes, fines,…
More Trouble for the Little Sisters
For nine years Democratic officials have attempted to force the Little Sisters of the Poor to provide…
Thank You, First Things Readers
I’m excited to report that we exceeded our end-of-year campaign goal, raising $651,305. This is a wonderful…
A Tough Year Ahead
2018 was a bad year for Catholics. 2019 is almost certainly going to be worse. Good reason,…
Another Decade of First Things
As 2019 begins, here’s a look back at the past ten years of First Things. This list,…
Our Most Popular Articles of 2018
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from all of us at First Things! On this final day…
The Pope and the Lord’s Prayer
On November 15 the Italian Bishops’ Conference announced that it plans to change the wording of the…
