First Things RSS Feed - Mary Freeman https://www.firstthings.com/author/mary-freeman en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:57:01 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/mary-freeman 60 The Green Stick https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/03/the-green-stick https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/03/the-green-stick Sun, 01 Mar 1992 00:00:00 -0500 “I used to believe that there was a green stick,
 buried on the edge of a ravine . . . on which
 words were carved that would destroy all the
 evil in the hearts of men and bring them
 everything good.”

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]]> The Body Has a Clarity https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/02/the-body-has-a-clarity https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/02/the-body-has-a-clarity Sat, 01 Feb 1992 00:00:00 -0500 The body has a clarity

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]]> On the Commitment of a Friend to a Mental Institution https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/02/on-the-commitment-of-a-friend-to-a-mental-institution https://www.firstthings.com/article/1992/02/on-the-commitment-of-a-friend-to-a-mental-institution Sat, 01 Feb 1992 00:00:00 -0500 You heard the voices wafting
Beyond the mechanical street.

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