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  1. Public Life

Melodies for Advent

by Ramona V. Tausz

The members of the First Things staff offer a collection of Advent hymns and carols for the final days of this penitential season.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2017

The Roy Moore Postmortem

by John Murdock

When Doug Jones defeated Roy Moore, the pro-life cause took a bullet but dodged a grenade.  Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2017

The Sexual Crisis is a Crisis of Character

by Paul C. Vitz

The field of psychology, which once taught us not to value character, is beginning to praise virtues as necessary for the good life. Continue Reading »

20 Dec 2017

Toward Reality-Based Conservatism

by R. R. Reno

Preserving the achievements of our increasingly global system of democratic capitalism requires us to take a long, hard look at its defects.  Continue Reading »

19 Dec 2017

The Possibility of a Catholic Social Order

by P. J. Smith

An interview with Peter Kwasniewski, a professor at Wyoming Catholic College and author of A Reader in Catholic Social Teaching. Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2017

Missing the Fight on Christmas Day

by Roy Peachey

An Oxford student receives a second education when he spends Christmas at a night shelter for homeless men.  Continue Reading »

18 Dec 2017

Our Witness to Freedom

by R. R. Reno

In this environment—one of decadence, paralysis, and blind armies clashing by night—First Things matters more than ever. Continue Reading »

16 Dec 2017

No God but Santa

by Ulrich L. Lehner

Is “nice” ever an attribute we can or should use for God? Continue Reading »

15 Dec 2017

The Little Eschaton

by Francesca Aran Murphy

Even in a churchless family, the build-up of present-buying leading to Christmas can bear a wealth of eschatological meaning.  Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2017

Sex, Scandal, and Politics

by R. R. Reno

Too many Republicans voted for Roy Moore—conservative voters are embracing the progressive spirit of transgression and rebellion.  Continue Reading »

14 Dec 2017
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