First Things RSS Feed - Mollie Ziegler Hemingway https://www.firstthings.com/author/mollie-ziegler-hemingway en-us Copyright 2025 First Things. All Rights Reserved. ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) ft@firstthings.com (The Editors) Mon, 20 Jan 2025 16:57:19 -0500 https://d2201k5v4hmrsv.cloudfront.net/img/favicon-196.png First Things RSS Feed Image https://www.firstthings.com/rss/author/mollie-ziegler-hemingway 60 Mary, Mother of All https://www.firstthings.com/article/2016/01/mary-mother-of-all https://www.firstthings.com/article/2016/01/mary-mother-of-all Fri, 01 Jan 2016 00:00:00 -0500 My children shower me with affection, so I have no real reason to go fishing for more love. But I do it anyway. The problem is, when I ask if they love Mommy or Daddy more, they always insist that they love us equally. Sometimes I load the question the way political pollsters do: “Daddy has been working late a lot and sometimes yells at you. Mommy is a great snuggler, makes all your favorite meals, and taught you to ride a bike recently. Who do you love more, Mommy or Daddy?”

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]]> Desperately Seeking Absolution https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2007/06/desperately-seeking-absolution https://www.firstthings.com/web-exclusives/2007/06/desperately-seeking-absolution Thu, 14 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400 The thirty-six-year-old man from Sunrise, Florida, had years’ worth of sin to unload. As he prepared to make a confession, he wondered where to begin. Finally, he just let it all out:

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