I Know How to Be Abased and I Know How to Abound
by Luma SimmsThough I used to hold Catholic social teaching in contempt, my journey to the Church forced me to rethink those presuppositions. Continue Reading »
Though I used to hold Catholic social teaching in contempt, my journey to the Church forced me to rethink those presuppositions. Continue Reading »
“Mutual mediation” is, in fact, what the Reformers meant by “priesthood of believers.” Continue Reading »
Francis's defense of Bishop Barros poses a serious challenge to the pope’s image. Continue Reading »
The archdiocese of Braga, Portugal, now asks divorced-and-remarried Catholics to discern for themselves whether they should receive the Sacrament. Continue Reading »
The Christian task is to imbue Ordinary Time with the love we saw in the stable—to make it not extra-ordinary, but holy in the most ordinary ways of all. Continue Reading »
The pope’s words are at the service of the whole Tradition of the Church, and not the other way around. Continue Reading »
From its very beginning, First Things has been a venture in which Jews and Christians have worked together. Continue Reading »
How does acting—a form of hypocrisy—fit within a biblical vision of morality? Continue Reading »
When Fr. Francis Canavan died in 2009, the Society of Jesus lost one of its finest men, as did America. Continue Reading »
Dogma is neither dull nor dusty—it is the very person of the redeemer, in whom truth and charity form a seamless garment. Continue Reading »