Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
Correcting St. John
Don’t get me wrong. I love John’s Gospel, but it has a serious problem. Due to a…
Easter and Evangelism
Galatians 1:15–18 is not your basic witness-to-the-Resurrection text. Yet St. Paul’s mini-spiritual autobiography helps us understand just…
Easter and Evangelism
Galatians 1:15-18 is not your basic witness-to-the-Resurrection text. Yet St. Paul’s mini-spiritual autobiography helps us understand just…
Pope Francis and Zero Tolerance
The outcry against Pope Francis’s appointment of Chilean Bishop Juan Barros—who has long been associated with a…
St. John Paul II and the “Tyranny of the Possible”
The reputations of the great often diminish over time. Ten years after his holy death on April…
How Not To Read the Bible If You Want to Remain a Christian
When some people read the Bible, they find God to be a little schizophrenic, telling us to…
I Wanted That Kid Dead
My home state of Missouri is one of the most aggressive in carrying out the death penalty.…
George Herbert in Lent
The Anglican pastor and poet George Herbert died of tuberculosis on March 1, 1633, just one month…
Cardinal Kasper Responds to First Things Review of “Mercy”
In one of his first statements after his election, Pope Francis said of Cardinal Walter Kasper’s book…
A Tale of Two Ecumenisms
First Things is presenting a set of reflections on Evangelicals and Catholics Together, originally commissioned for publication on…
Ubi Amor, Ibi Oculus
The following essay is adapted from remarks given at NYU’s Catholic Center as part of the Thomistic…
ECT at Twenty: A Joint Witness to the Gospel
Over the coming days, First Things will present a set of reflections on Evangelicals and Catholics Together, originally…
Evangelicals and Catholics Together—Twenty Years Later
Over the coming days, First Things will present a set of reflections on Evangelicals and Catholics Together…
Introduction to the First ECT Statement
Over the coming days, First Things will present a set of reflections on Evangelicals and Catholics Together originally…
American Islam
I read recently that some young Muslims in the United States are complaining that what goes on…
