Discernment in Plague-Times
by Leah Libresco SargeantIf we struggle to serve God in small things, he may be generous enough to invite us into his service in dramatic ways. Continue Reading »
Notes From a Nonconformist
by Peter HitchensI achieved herd immunity many years ago. Continue Reading »
The Miracle of “We”
by R. R. RenoHuman beings are by nature social animals. But the particularity of the “we” is always a gift. Continue Reading »
Fear and the Benedict Option
by Leah Libresco SargeantIn order to pray for the people the Devil wants us to see as enemies, we need to see them as people. Continue Reading »
Bread Eternal
by Jane Sloan PetersIn the ruins of Ostia Antica, where Roman roads have disintegrated into a tangle of worn stones and earth, past market stalls where tall grasses jut from meticulously laid mosaic floors, one can find about three dozen stone basins in which bakers once placed bread dough to rise. This is one of . . . . Continue Reading »
Your First Things Community
by Ramona TauszIn the midst of our atomized world, First Things offers a community—a place where you will find others eager to join you in opposing the chaos of contemporary life. Continue Reading »
Going Benedict, Orthodox Jewish Style
by Bethany MandelThe Jewish community has a great deal more experience than the Christian community at operating independently of many of society’s boundaries. Continue Reading »
Charles Taylor and the Communion of the Saints
by Dale M. CoulterTaylor’s prescription for our secular age remains connected to his reading of Christian tradition, in particular his understanding of the communion of the saints. Continue Reading »
Can We Talk?
by Timothy GeorgeConversations can be deep or shallow, casual or serious, but they invariably take place as an encounter between an “I” and a “thou.” Continue Reading »
The Benedict Option and the Way of Exchange
by Alan JacobsDebate over the Benedict Option has been conducted at the level of competing world-historical metanarratives. Instead, let’s focus on the local and personal. Continue Reading »
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