Dear Reader,


You’re hearing from me with a final request to support the new firstthings.com: a redesign that will introduce FIRST THINGS to many more people while offering a superior experience for current readers like you.


To start the redesign on time, FIRST THINGS needs readers like you to give $18,709 before April 1.


Would you make a special website gift today so that the new firstthings.com can launch on time? 

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Reader, building a first-in-class website will be a transformative project for FIRST THINGS. And your gift to FIRST THINGS is urgently needed to convert the new website from ambitious idea into transformative reality.


A contentious election, uncertainty in the Vatican, wars abroad, calls for genocide at home—these events cry out for the voice of FIRST THINGS. And to address these urgent challenges, FIRST THINGS needs you.


Would you amplify the voice of FIRST THINGS by making a gift today? Visit firstthings.com/donate or use the secure button below to make your special website gift.

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In 2023, 3.3 million people visited the FIRST THINGS website. With your support, the new site will reach close to four million this year with:

  • Improved search engine optimization to welcome many more first-time readers via search.

  • More effective marketing of the best FIRST THINGS articles.

  • A clean, crisp interface that features relevant content.


The new website will also offer a better experience to current subscribers like you. New features will include:

  • A gated, subscriber-only area with exclusive content.

  • An accessible portal to review subscription details and submit support inquiries.

  • An ad-free user experience.


With just a few days to go, FIRST THINGS stands a mere $18,709 short of the $68,400 we need to start the redesign process.


Will you make sure FIRST THINGS can start this website redesign on time?


Make the new and improved firstthings.com a reality by giving today. All supporters of the website redesign will receive an exclusive preview of the new site before it’s publicly launched!

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Yours,

R. R. Reno
Editor