Catholicism
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Disintegrating England
The English Soul:Faith of a Nation by peter ackroydreaktion books, 416 pages, $30 Peter Ackroyd is a…
What Catholics Should Think About Climate Change
Climate change poses risks to people throughout the world. Christians have a moral duty to mitigate those…
Reclaiming Our Catholic Schools
An alarming number of children from Catholic families lose their faith during elementary and secondary school. By…
On the Centenary of Sigrid Undset’s Conversion
One hundred years ago today, at the age of forty-two, Norwegian novelist Sigrid Undset entered the Catholic…
Gretchen Whitmer and the Progressive Disdain Toward Catholics
Michigan governor Gretchen Whitmer recently angered Catholics with a video sketch promoting the CHIPS Act. In the video, she…
Screens and Sacraments
The coronation of King Charles III made for great television: horsemen in breastplates and plumes; a bejeweled…
Charity and Sarcasm
The Sound of Silence: The Life and Canceling of a Heroic Jesuit Priest by Karen Hallcrisis, 240…
The Campus Ministry Boom
In his senior year of high school, Chris faced a spiritual crisis. He’d grabbed his brass ring:…
You Better Believe It
Crisis of Confidence: Reclaiming the Historic Faith in a Culture Consumed with Individualism and Identity by carl…
Women and the Catholic Novel
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Haley Stewart joins in…
Catholic Education Spreads the Word
The latest installment of an ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein. Richard T. Meyer joins…
VP Nominee Tim Walz Supports the Right to Infanticide
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris has picked Gov. Tim Walz of Minnesota as her running mate. Walz…
The Black Hole of Sin
The Adversaryby michael crummeyharper, 336 pages, $21.79 Michael Crummey introduces his 2023 novel, The Adversary, with two epigrams.…
Why First Things Is A Nonprofit
I’d like to thank everyone who advanced the mission and work of First Things during our Spring…
Paul, the Christian Socrates
Paul’s apology before the court of the Areopagus (Acts 17) has been held up as a master…