1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (192+ words) Worse, neglect of the Ascension distorts the gospel itself. As Joshua Jipp points out in Christ Is King: Paul's Royal Ideology, Paul's message is good news about Jesus, who is son of David by flesh and proclaimed Son of God…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (491+ words) Though Leo XIV was elected one year ago today, in many respects the Leonine pontificate only commenced in January of this year after the close of the Jubilee Year, which was inaugurated by Pope Francis. Through the remainder of 2025, Leo…...

2+ day, 11+ hour ago  (228+ words) Two judicial rulings over mifepristone this month have set the stage for the most important legal battle over abortion since the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022and the fight has exposed the growing divide between the pro-life movement and the Trump…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (305+ words) The current military engagement with Iran calls renewed attention to just war theory in the Catholic tradition. The following five points are important in this respect, especially the fourth, which regards the ius ad bellum'the justice of going to war....

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (131+ words) Much of the subsequent commentary on his fall has focused on whether his theological positions left him vulnerable to such an outcome. But there is a broader question here that all Christians in America need to ask: Is the real…...

2+ day, 21+ hour ago  (80+ words) The Other Bennet Sister Is an Antidote to Modern Dating Culture'First Things Beatrice Scudeler is a freelance writer and editor, whose work covers literature, religion, and the family. In this episode, essayist and You Tuber Dave Greene joins Virginia and…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (208+ words) John Paul thus understood the free society of the future to involve three, not just two, interlocking parts. A vibrant public moral culture, inculcating and supporting the virtues that make it possible to live freedom well, was essential to guide…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (113+ words) The fate of England is much in the news as popular resistance to mass immigration grows, limits on free speech tighten, the "special relationship" deteriorates, and the prime minister appears ever more feckless and out of touch. Some books on…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago  (273+ words) to see Her wanting some illusion in the glass As much as I want things I cannot have: Assurance that my children never suffer; An ordinary life where things make sense. Wilmer Mills, "Crosswalk" This distinction matters enormously, and almost…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago  (198+ words) The third annual First Things Poetry Prize is now open for submissions. Started in 2024, the prize has quickly become one of the most prestigious awards for short, formally accomplished work. Poems should be previously unpublished, not under consideration elsewhere, and…...