Dear Reader,

I am pleased to announce that Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., of Sydney, Australia will deliver our 35^th Annual Erasmus Lecture on Monday, October 24 at the Union League Club of New York. His topic: “The West: Post-Christian or Pre-Christian?” To reserve your ticket, please visit www.firstthings.com/erasmus or use the button below.

We also look forward to welcoming David Middleton, Poet in Residence Emeritus at Nicholls State University, for our 7^th Annual Erasmus Poetry Reading, which will take place at the FIRST THINGS editorial office on Sunday, October 23. To sign up for the Poetry Reading, visit www.firstthings.com/poetryreading.
 
We hope to see you at one or both of these Erasmus events!

Yours,

R. R. Reno
Editor