Life of Faith
A selection of recent articles on this topic
The Journey Home
This evening (Monday) at eight o’clock, Fr. Leonard Klein will be the guest of Marcus Grodi on…
He Who Pays the Piper …
One of the most dramatic stories of religious and cultural change in recent American history is the…
The Brownback Announcement
Last weekend I did something I have avoided doing for years. I went to a political rally.…
Death and Lectures
I’ll be lecturing in Baltimore on Monday, January 29, and in Denver on Tuesday, February 6. You…
The State of Social Conservatism
So what is one to make of the State of the Union address last night? A superior…
Zoos: Not for Children Anymore
Perhaps it is wrong for me to comment about a movie I have no intention of seeing:…
Leithart: Manners & Modes of Worship
The German historian of manners Norbert Elias begins his book The Civilizing Process by asking how the…
Hylden: Duke Deserves a Defense
In my tenure as a junior fellow here at First Things , I’ve done a few things…
Miller: The Church in Poland Steps Up
I wrote in this space last week about how Bishop Stanislaw Wielgus, on the eve of his…
Novak: The Church in Poland
As an American, far away, with a deep love for Poland, my deepest sorrow is felt for…
Anderson: Junior Fellowships
If you’re a young writer or thinker¯finishing your undergraduate degree or graduate program, or heading into the…
RJN: MLK Today
Diverse ways of thinking about Martin Luther King Jr. and the ways in which his day is…
Oakes: The Painted Veil
In this space a couple of weeks ago, Anthony Sacramone rightly scored Alfonso Cuarón’s film version of…
Ruiz: Junior Fellowships
A Week in the Life of a First Things Junior Fellow (Somewhat Condensed and Idiosyncratic) Saturday, 7…
Ference: The Church of Brunch
Not so long ago, Weekend America aired a story on National Public Radio about a fairly new…
