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First Links — 9.28.15

From First Thoughts

Pope Francis Called For More Work From Priests, But 20% Of Parishes Don’t Even Have One
Leah Libresco, FiveThirtyEight

Liturgy, Grace, Marriage, and the New Danger of Schism
Cardinal Gerhard Müller, Rorate Caeli

What John Boehner Told Me the Night Before He Said He Was Quitting
Robert Costa, Washington Post

Shakespeare's London: Where All the World Really Was a Stage
Sam Leith, Spectator

The Men Saving Syria’s Treasures from Isis
Jeremy Bowen, New Statesman

First Links — 9.25.15

From First Thoughts

Embracing Our Limits: The Lessons of Laudato Si'
Rowan Williams, Commonweal

How Marcuse Made Today’s Students Less Tolerant Than Their Parents
April Kelly-Woessner, Heterodox Academy

Religious Freedom Message: Pope Makes Surprise Stop at Little Sisters of the Poor
Staff, National Catholic Register

Loving Radically—A Little Like the Celtic Saints
Heather Walker Peterson, Humane Pursuits

Two Monks Invent Religious Iconography
Mallory Ortberg, Toast

First Links — 9.23.15

From First Thoughts

Free to Start Again: The Message and Meaning of Yom Kippur
Jonathan Sacks, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

The Bible and its Translators
Sarah Brodsky, Washington Free Beacon

Watch the Austin Graduate School of Theology/First Things Lecture
Dr. Keith Stanglin, Christian Studies

The White House is More Afraid of Offending China's President than the Pope
Editorial Board, Washington Post

Where Does the Story End?
Michael Rennier, Dappled Things