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  Mark Bauerlein · [email protected]
December 26, 2022 at 9:00 PM

We need to take matters into our own hands

We need to take matters into our own hands Quite simply, we need to take matters into our own hands. We need to read great books and raise our children to do the same. View this email in your browser …
  First Things · [email protected]
December 25, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Merry Christmas!

Sunday Spotlight: Merry Christmas! View this email in your browser We wish you a very Merry Christmas From the Staff at First Things   “For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Messiah and L…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 21, 2022 at 7:44 PM

FW: LAST CHANCE: $30,000 matching challenge

FW: LAST CHANCE: $30,000 matching challenge Hours remain in our $30,000 matching challenge, and we have $16,209 left to meet our goal! View this email in your browser Dear Reader, Two days ago, two…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 20, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Among the Infidels

Among the Infidels First Things is an instrument for defending Christian civilization as we live among our enemies. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Help us …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 19, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Parable of the talents

Parable of the talents You may remember the story. View this email in your browser Dear Reader, In his parable of the talents, Jesus makes clear that good stewardship demands more than simply safeg…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 18, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Artistic Reflections on Winter

Sunday Spotlight: Artistic Reflections on Winter View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 16, 2022 at 7:00 PM

R. R. Reno on Nihilism

R. R. Reno on Nihilism But dark powers are abroad, and their grip is strengthening. View this email in your browser   The Public Square January 2023 That Haunting Nihilism by R. R. R…
  Carter Skeel · [email protected]
December 15, 2022 at 6:16 PM

1 in 3

1 in 3 1 in 3. That’s how many Americans consume fast food each day. How many consume junk food journalism? View this email in your browser Dear Reader, 1 in 3. That’s how many Americans consume fa…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 13, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Lady Wisdom’s Banquet

Lady Wisdom’s Banquet We are a community of truth-seekers and truth-tellers, undaunted and unafraid. Our witness makes a difference.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
December 12, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Resist junk food journalism

Resist junk food journalism View this email in your browser Dear Reader, Resist junk food journalism.   That is our clarion call for the FIRST THINGS 2022 Year-End Campaign. I hope you’ll contribut…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 11, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Mother Teresa Essays

Sunday Spotlight: Two Mother Teresa Essays View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W. Long…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 9:14 PM

Our favorite podcasts from November

Our favorite podcasts from November This month's top podcasts featured: The January 6 hearings, historical education, suffering, NYC buildings, and babies.  Popular This Month MADE-FOR-TV POLITICS The Editor’s Desk  T…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 7, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Be generous! Give your friends First Things.

Be generous! Give your friends First Things. This holiday season give a gift that keeps giving all year. View this email in your browser First Things gift subscriptions now $13 off! This…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 6, 2022 at 7:45 PM

Prodigal Daughter

Prodigal Daughter When I came back to church, my pastors told me the hard truths I needed to thrive.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Prodigal Daughter Megan…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 5, 2022 at 6:15 PM

Books that make great Christmas gifts!

Books that make great Christmas gifts! Looking for a great idea for your Christmas giving? View this email in your browser Get ahead of the crowd. Order books from the First Things store…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 4, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays about Racism

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays about Racism View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W. Longf…
  First Things · [email protected]
December 2, 2022 at 4:14 PM

Books that make great Christmas gifts!

Books that make great Christmas gifts! Looking for a great idea for your Christmas giving? View this email in your browser Get ahead of the crowd. Order books from the First Things store…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 30, 2022 at 4:14 PM

A thoughtful gift for thinking friends

A thoughtful gift for thinking friends View this email in your browser If it’s the thought that counts, you can do no better than giving a First Things gift subscription. Each monthly issue is a fount of …
  First Things · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 8:14 PM

Why I Went to a Catholic College

Why I Went to a Catholic College The Church offers an antidote to the short-comings of globalism: the fruits and riches of a Catholic tradition. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  Carter Skeel · [email protected]
November 29, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Expressing our gratitude this Tuesday

Expressing our gratitude this Tuesday At First Things, Giving Tuesday is Gratitude Tuesday. View this email in your browser Happy Gratitude Tuesday from FIRST THINGS!   Dear Read…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 28, 2022 at 4:44 PM

Check out these essays from our December issue!

Check out these essays from our December issue! Featuring Dead End of the New Left by Philip Pilkington, Twentieth-Century Prophet by Dan Hitchens, and more We are pleased to report that …
  First Things · [email protected]
November 27, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays for Advent

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays for Advent View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W. Longfel…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 24, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives

Happy Thanksgiving from the Archives View this email in your browser   “While I wish to be adorned with every virtue, yet there is nothing which I can esteem more highly than the being and appearing grateful. For this …
  First Things · [email protected]
November 22, 2022 at 7:30 PM

Conservatives for Labor

Conservatives for Labor Conservatives should integrate the labor movement into a larger pro-­America, pro-­family movement. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate C…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 20, 2022 at 7:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays for Christ the King

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays for Christ the King View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 17, 2022 at 6:15 PM

R. R. Reno on Church and State

R. R. Reno on Church and State Nation, family, and Church are xxxxxxs against the tendency of capitalism to turn every relationship into a market transaction. View this email in your browser …
  First Things · [email protected]
November 15, 2022 at 6:30 PM

Satan Unbound

Satan Unbound Did the Church herself embolden Satan, by abandoning the traditions that constrained him? View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Satan Unbound Patrici…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 13, 2022 at 8:30 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Transgenderism

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Transgenderism View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W. …
  First Things · [email protected]
November 11, 2022 at 4:00 PM

Poems for Veterans Day

Poems for Veterans Day Happy Veterans Day  In honor of Veterans Day and all those who have served, FIRST THINGS offers a few poems from the archives. For, in the words of Plato, “Poetry is nearer to vital truth than history.”   …
  First Things · [email protected]
November 9, 2022 at 3:44 PM

An introductory offer from First Things

An introductory offer from First Things Introductory subscription offer at 50% off! View this email in your browser Introductory Subscription Offer 1 year (10 issues) at 50% off! Inc…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 8, 2022 at 7:14 PM

Be Catholic First

Be Catholic First St. Thomas More gave up more than power and prestige. What are we willing to lose for God?  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Be Catholic Fir…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 7, 2022 at 3:44 PM

What was your favorite First Things podcast from October? We'll tell you ours...

What was your favorite First Things podcast from October? We'll tell you ours... This month's top podcasts featured: The Anglican Communion, victimhood culture, Shakespeare, the Russian ballet, and griffins.  Popular This Month THE LAST LA…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 6, 2022 at 6:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Assisted Suicide

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays on Assisted Suicide View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W…
  First Things · [email protected]
November 1, 2022 at 6:29 PM

The Wrongs of Woman

The Wrongs of Woman By insisting on the purity of women and the depravity of men, feminism participates in the creation of victim classes.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
October 31, 2022 at 6:44 PM

On this All Hallows' Eve...

On this All Hallows' Eve... October 31 means different things to different people: All Hallows’ Eve, Halloween, Reformation Day... View this email in your browser Please consider a tax-deductible con…
  First Things · [email protected]
October 30, 2022 at 1:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays for All Saints Day

Sunday Spotlight: Two Essays for All Saints Day View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W.…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
October 28, 2022 at 6:59 PM

Your favorite article (thus far) is...

Your favorite article (thus far) is... When we launched the FIRST THINGS 2022 Fall Appeal, we asked you for input in addition to donations: namely, what is the best article you’ve ever View this email in your browser …
  First Things · [email protected]
October 27, 2022 at 3:29 AM

First Things featured book

First Things featured book Why I Turned Right View this email in your browser Why I Turned Right Leading Baby Boom Conservatives Chronicle Their Political Journeys …
  First Things · [email protected]
October 25, 2022 at 7:29 PM

A More Perfect Mediocracy

A More Perfect Mediocracy We’re not a country that is pulled ahead by the talented few. We’re a country that pulls together.  View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  First Things · [email protected]
October 24, 2022 at 9:44 PM

LIVE NOW: Watch the 35th Annual Erasmus Lecture

LIVE NOW: Watch the 35th Annual Erasmus Lecture Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P. is speaking on “The West: Post-Christian or Pre-Christian?” View this email in your browser   “The West: Post-Christia…
  First Things · [email protected]
October 23, 2022 at 8:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Erasmus Lectures

Sunday Spotlight: Two Erasmus Lectures View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W. Longfell…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
October 21, 2022 at 5:29 PM

R. R. Reno on Gay Marriage

R. R. Reno on Gay Marriage Gay liberation was never solely about legal rights. It undermines the normative status of heterosexuality. View this email in your browser   The Public Squar…
  First Things · [email protected]
October 19, 2022 at 3:14 PM

Start your mornings off strong with the First Things mug!

Start your mornings off strong with the First Things mug! Order yours today. View this email in your browser Start your mornings off strong with First Things.  It’s no secret that read…
  First Things · [email protected]
October 18, 2022 at 8:14 PM

The Future Remains Open

The Future Remains Open Derek Mahon’s poetry suggests that if there is a better world to build, it will begin in the forgotten places. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  First Things · [email protected]
October 17, 2022 at 9:00 PM

Check out these essays from our October issue!

Check out these essays from our October issue! Featuring Philip Jeffrey on TV-Politics, ECT on God and Country, and Kevin DeYoung on Having Kids.  I am pleased to report that the November…
  First Things · [email protected]
October 16, 2022 at 8:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Two Reviews on the Middle Ages

Sunday Spotlight: Two Reviews on the Middle Ages View this email in your browser presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday afternoon newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of the week.”  – H.W…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
October 13, 2022 at 5:00 PM

Marijuana legalization, wolves, and Islam

Marijuana legalization, wolves, and Islam What do marijuana legalization, wolves, and Islam have in common?Not much, other than that each was the subject of an essay in our recent October 2022 View this email in your browser …
  First Things · [email protected]
October 12, 2022 at 3:29 PM

Save 50% on an Introductory Subscription to First Things!

Save 50% on an Introductory Subscription to First Things! An introductory offer from First Things View this email in your browser Put Yourself in the Arena of Ideas  About Religion and Culture Subscri…
  First Things · [email protected]
October 11, 2022 at 7:45 PM

The Truth About Bill Gates

The Truth About Bill Gates The heart of money’s power is the ability to make people do things they would otherwise not want to do. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
October 11, 2022 at 12:00 AM

Will I see you in two weeks?

Will I see you in two weeks? Two weeks from today, Archbishop Anthony Fisher, O.P., will give our 35th Annual Erasmus Lecture on “The West: Post-Christian or Pre-Christian?” View this email in your browser …