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September 26, 2023 at 7:26 PM

The Road to Stella Maris

The Road to Stella Maris Cormac McCarthy recurred throughout his career to evil, which points us towards Someone. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate the road to…
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September 24, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Market Morality

Sunday Spotlight: Market Morality 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. Longfellow …
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September 22, 2023 at 5:00 PM

R. R. Reno on Free and Conservative

R. R. Reno on Free and Conservative Avik Roy and John Hood recently launched what they hope will be a movement, Freedom Conservatism. In consultation with others of like mind, View this email in your browser …
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September 20, 2023 at 4:59 PM

Ease Your Travels with a FIRST THINGS Tote Bag

Ease Your Travels with a FIRST THINGS Tote Bag Only $19.95 View this email in your browser Ease Your Travels with a First Things Tote Bag   As First Things provides subsistence for a…
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September 19, 2023 at 6:58 PM

We Are Repaganizing

We Are Repaganizing The Western world has arguably always remained more pagan than Christian. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate WE ARE REPAGANIZING Louise Perr…
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September 17, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Protestant Community

Sunday Spotlight: Protestant Community 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…
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September 14, 2023 at 7:14 PM

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First Things web subscription Read without limits. View this email in your browser 1 year web subscription for $24.95! Read without limits. The web subscription includes access to the…
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September 12, 2023 at 6:54 PM

Tarkovsky’s Sublime Terror

Tarkovsky’s Sublime Terror The greatest of all Soviet movies is a paean not to dialectical materialism, but to God. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Tarkovsky…
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September 10, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: The Gospels in our Lives

Sunday Spotlight: The Gospels in our Lives 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…
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September 5, 2023 at 8:03 PM

Seriously, God is Love

Seriously, God is Love Sergius Bulgakov has long been hailed by Orthodox and non-­Orthodox alike as a titan of twentieth-­century theology. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
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September 3, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Fr. Richard Neuhaus Influences

Sunday Spotlight: Fr. Richard Neuhaus Influences 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…
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September 1, 2023 at 9:14 PM

Our favorite podcasts from August

Our favorite podcasts from August Here are some of the most popular podcasts from August. Featuring Bishop Elliott on the sexual revolution, Glenn Ellmers on political philosophy, etc. Popular This Month THE SEXUAL REVOLUTION Conversati…
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August 29, 2023 at 8:33 PM

Synodality and the Spirit of Truth

Synodality and the Spirit of Truth "Facts and great personages in world history occur, as it were, twice . . . the first time as tragedy, the second as farce.” View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscrib…
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August 27, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Understanding Islam

Sunday Spotlight: Understanding Islam 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. Longfello…
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August 23, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Complete your collection

Complete your collection of First Things issues View this email in your browser Is your FIRST THINGS collection complete? If not, you …
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August 22, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Life After Dobbs

Life After Dobbs There have been six post-Dobbs popular referenda on abortion. All were setbacks for life. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Life After Dobbs G…
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August 20, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Natural Law

Sunday Spotlight: Natural Law 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. Longfellow …
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August 16, 2023 at 7:59 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 62% off! In…
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August 15, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Deneen’s New Deal

Deneen’s New Deal Deneen’s plans for America are more reminiscent of Roosevelt’s a century ago than anything else. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Deneen’s N…
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August 13, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Edith Stein, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross

Sunday Spotlight: Edith Stein, Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
August 10, 2023 at 2:00 PM

The Press Day way

The Press Day way There’s nothing quite like Press Day at the FIRST THINGS office. The culmination of weeks—months—of hard work... View this email in your browser Dear Reader, There’s nothing quite l…
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August 8, 2023 at 6:59 PM

The Uses of Death

The Uses of Death If we never faced death, could we take anything seriously in life? View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate The Uses of Death J. Budziszewski …
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August 6, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: On Rights

Sunday Spotlight: On Rights 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. Longfellow …
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August 5, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Our favorite podcasts from July

Our favorite podcasts from July Here are some of the most popular podcasts from July. Featuring Matthew Smith on Hildegard College, Hadley Arkes on natural law, etc. Popular This Month CLASSICAL EDUCATION AT HILDEGARD COLLEGE Conversati…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
August 3, 2023 at 7:59 PM

LAST CHANCE! Register now for our Intellectual Retreat

LAST CHANCE! Register now for our Intellectual Retreat Will I see you there? View this email in your browser Dear Reader, I’m writing with a final exhortation to join us next weekend for our 2023 I…
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August 1, 2023 at 7:00 PM

The Pope of Peace

The Pope of Peace It is wrong to suggest that by working for peace Pope Francis has compromised the Church’s moral authority. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
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July 30, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: God & Mammon

Sunday Spotlight: God & Mammon 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. Longfellow …
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July 29, 2023 at 1:59 PM

Live from New York City . . . The Hillbilly Thomists!

Live from New York City . . . The Hillbilly Thomists! Individual tickets to An Evening with The Hillbilly Thomists are on sale now. Act now to secure yours before it's too late! View this email in your browser …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
July 27, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Announcing our first annual Founder's Day

Announcing our first annual Founder's Day How can one sufficiently honor the legacy of a man like Richard John Neuhaus? View this email in your browser Dear Reader, How can one sufficiently honor the…
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July 25, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Losing Their Religion

Losing Their Religion Nonversion, like conversion, is nearly always a deeply personal decision View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Losing Their Religion Benjamin…
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July 24, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Exceptional summer reading from First Things

Exceptional summer reading from First Things Visit our store today! View this email in your browser Find the books that interest you in the FIRST THINGS store. Summer is here and it’s …
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July 23, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Fides et Scientia

Sunday Spotlight: Fides et Scientia 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. Longfellow …
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July 21, 2023 at 5:59 PM

Check out these essays from our August/September issue!

Check out these essays from our August/September issue! Features Gerard V. Bradley on Dobbs, Matthew B. Crawford on Antihumanism, and more!  We are pleased to report that the August/Septe…
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July 19, 2023 at 6:00 PM

An exclusive introductory offer from First Things

An exclusive introductory offer from First Things View this email in your browser Introductory Subscription Offer 1 year (10 issues) with digital access at 58% off! …
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July 18, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Life After Dobbs

Life After Dobbs Dobbs suggests that there exists no rational basis for treating those in the womb as anything other than persons. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
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July 18, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Life After Dobbs

Life After Dobbs Dobbs suggests that there exists no rational basis for treating those in the womb as anything other than persons. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
July 17, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Bourbon, bluegrass, and the Bible

Bourbon, bluegrass, and the Bible Where else can you have bourbon, bluegrass and the Bible? View this email in your browser Dear Reader, Bourbon, bluegrass, and the Bible. Each of these elements, …
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July 16, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Skyscrapers and Steeples

Sunday Spotlight: Skyscrapers and Steeples 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…
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July 14, 2023 at 7:59 PM

R. R. Reno on Sacrificing the Young

R. R. Reno on Sacrificing the Young Death rates among American children are on the rise. Young people are killed by homicide and car accidents, and they are View this email in your browser …
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July 12, 2023 at 6:14 PM

Theopolitics of Ukraine

Theopolitics of Ukraine Let us not be so foolish as to imagine that we have nothing to learn from our adversary. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Theopolitics…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
July 12, 2023 at 4:00 PM

A final word

A final word It is difficult to feel pessimistic in the presence of FIRST THINGS folk… View this email in your browser Dear Reader,   You may remember that I launched the 2023 FIRST THINGS Spring Camp…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
July 10, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Announcing our 2023 Austin Lecture

Announcing our 2023 Austin Lecture Classical historian Kyle Harper will give the lecture on “Christianity and the Idea of Human Dignity.” View this email in your browser Dear Reader, With this emai…
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July 9, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Darwin & Freud

Sunday Spotlight: Darwin & Freud 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. Longfellow…
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July 6, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Our favorite podcasts from June

Our favorite podcasts from June Here are some of the most popular podcasts from June. Featuring Paul Herrick on ancient philosophy, Fr. Hans Boersma on Lectio Divina, etc. Popular This Month CLASSICAL PHILOSOPHY AND MODERN BELIEF Conver…
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July 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM

Angel of New York

Angel of New York What does it say about our city, that the story of the pool of Bethesda should be enshrined at its heart? View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate R…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
July 3, 2023 at 3:29 PM

Register now for our 2023 Intellectual Retreat!

Register now for our 2023 Intellectual Retreat! It’s nigh impossible to have a poor experience at a FIRST THINGS Intellectual Retreat…especially with The Hillbilly Thomists! View this email in your browser …
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July 2, 2023 at 7:14 PM

Sunday Spotlight: America

Sunday Spotlight: America View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight Happy Fourth of July!   “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious People. It is wholly inadequate to the government of…
  R. R. Reno · [email protected]
June 30, 2023 at 3:00 PM

You have a choice to make

You have a choice to make FIRST THINGS will never apologize for using a loud voice to speak essential truths, always in love but never in half measures. View this email in your browser Dear Reader, I…
  The Editors · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 8:59 PM

We're $40,612 away!

We're $40,612 away! A message from the editors of First Things View this email in your browser Dear Reader, We live in an age that champions an anti-religious religion, an anti-political (in its true…
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June 27, 2023 at 7:14 PM

The Simplest Jew

The Simplest Jew Levi Yitzchak is precisely the rabbi whose wisdom we need right now, as his brand of joyous and compassionate faith is in such short supply. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe …