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December 31, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Death and the New Year

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December 29, 2023 at 6:14 PM

2023: Our Year in Books

2023: Our Year in Books Daily Newsletter: December 29, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 29, 2023With three days left, our year-end campaign is within $79,948 of its $1,000,000 goal. Help us meet—nay, exceed—it by making your gift now at firstthings.com/dona…
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December 28, 2023 at 4:44 PM

The Pope, Same-Sex Blessings, and Protestants

The Pope, Same-Sex Blessings, and Protestants Daily Newsletter: December 28, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 28, 2023Your year-end gift is urgently needed to meet the $147,060 that remains of our year-end campaign goal. Give now at firstthings.com/donate.T…
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December 27, 2023 at 8:00 PM

One pastor’s perspective

One pastor’s perspective First Things not only sharpens my intellect; it expands my (sometimes cold, grinchy) heart. It feeds my soul. View this email in your browserDear Reader,You don’t know me. But you have done more for me than you could possibly know. I am a pastor and a “charter s…
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December 27, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Good Priests, Good Soldiers

Good Priests, Good Soldiers Daily Newsletter: December 27, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 27, 2023Only four days left to make your year-end gift to FIRST THINGS! Give now at firstthings.com/donate.Table Talk with Richard John Neuhaus and Friendsby Kevin M…
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December 26, 2023 at 7:29 PM

Best of 2023

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December 24, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Christmas

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December 22, 2023 at 8:59 PM

Match Results -- And Extension (with a twist)!

Match Results -- And Extension (with a twist)! Wow. My colleagues and I are floored. One of our most generous supporters is, too. View this email in your browserDear Reader,Wow. My colleagues and I are floored by the generosity of you and your fellow FIRST THINGS readers. In the last th…
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December 22, 2023 at 6:00 PM

The Cost of “Making a Mess”

The Cost of “Making a Mess” Daily Newsletter: December 22, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 22, 2023Nine days remain in 2023, and FIRST THINGS stands $357,991 short of our year-end campaign goal. Help us get there at firstthings.com/donate.The Cost of “Maki…
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December 21, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Anglicanism at a Crossroads

Anglicanism at a Crossroads Daily Newsletter: December 21, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 21, 2023The Challenge of Christmasby Wilfred M. McClayClick here to read >>Anglicanism at a Crossroadsby Mouneer Anis & Gerald McDermottClick here to read …
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December 20, 2023 at 8:00 PM

The Pope and the Black Hole

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December 19, 2023 at 9:06 PM

First Things and the Physical World

First Things and the Physical World First Things creates valuable opportunities to meet others face to face. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Our $60,000 mat…
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December 19, 2023 at 5:29 PM

Self-Abuse

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December 18, 2023 at 4:44 PM

The Legacy of Benedict XVI

The Legacy of Benedict XVI Daily Newsletter: December 18, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 18, 2023Bringing Natural Law Down to Earthby Hadley ArkesClick here to read >>The Legacy of Benedict XVIby Roberto RegoliClick here to read >>The Desecrat…
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December 17, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Athens and Jerusalem

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December 15, 2023 at 4:14 PM

Pagan Hamas

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December 14, 2023 at 7:59 PM

R. R. Reno on Engines of Destruction

R. R. Reno on Engines of Destruction Two pivotal developments will transform the West. One is mass migration, which, in tandem with declining birthrates, is producing demographic change View this email in your browser …
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December 14, 2023 at 4:44 PM

Has Hitler Won on the Left?

Has Hitler Won on the Left? Daily Newsletter: December 14, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 14, 2023Commonsense Moralityby Robert T. MillerClick here to read >>Has Hitler Won on the Left?by Carl R. TruemanClick here to read >>Mark’s Poem of the …
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December 13, 2023 at 4:00 PM

German Catholicism: On the Brink or at the Cutting Edge?

German Catholicism: On the Brink or at the Cutting Edge? Daily Newsletter: December 13, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 13, 2023Holding the Lineby Christopher RufoClick here to read >>German Catholicism: On the Brink or at the Cutting Edge?by George …
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December 12, 2023 at 8:02 PM

A Voice of Sanity

A Voice of Sanity The vocation of First Things is to encourage, guide, and refine the desire for transcendence. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate The digital p…
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December 12, 2023 at 4:15 PM

Remembering Avery Dulles

Remembering Avery Dulles Daily Newsletter: December 12, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 12, 2023A Voice of Sanityby R. R. RenoClick here to read >>Remembering Avery Dullesby Thomas G. GuarinoClick here to read >>Rossetti the Unmodernby Brian Pa…
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December 11, 2023 at 9:00 PM

A new video from First Things

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December 11, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Let’s Speed Up the Coming of Christmas

Let’s Speed Up the Coming of Christmas Daily Newsletter: December 11, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 11, 2023The Undying Peopleby Meir Y. SoloveichikClick here to read >>Let’s Speed Up the Coming of Christmasby Hans BoersmaClick here to read >>…
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December 10, 2023 at 7:00 PM

Sunday Spotlight: The Church, Universities, and Moral Bankruptcy

Sunday Spotlight: The Church, Universities, and Moral Bankruptcy View this email in your browser Presents Sunday Spotlight A Sunday Afternoon Newsletter   “Sunday is the golden clasp that binds together the volume of t…
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December 8, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Learning to Read by Ear

Learning to Read by Ear Daily Newsletter: December 8, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 8, 2023The Pauline Message of Pigby Peter J. LeithartClick here to read >>Learning to Read by Earby John WilsonClick here to read >>Overcoming Mental Illness …
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December 7, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Israel's Virtues

Israel's Virtues Daily Newsletter: December 7, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 7, 2023Israel’s Virtuesby Faydra ShapiroClick here to read >>Facing the Crisisby R. R. RenoClick here to read >>Want to read more? Click here to subscribe to FIRST T…
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December 6, 2023 at 9:00 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 $28 off! This…
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December 6, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Books for Christmas 2023

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December 5, 2023 at 7:59 PM

Window of Opportunism

Window of Opportunism Window laws enrich law firms at the expense of religious institutions without punishing or preventing abuse. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate …
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December 5, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Anglican Complicity in the Sexual Revolution

Anglican Complicity in the Sexual Revolution Daily Newsletter: December 5, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: December 5, 2023Testing the Spirits of Jon Fosse’s A Shiningby Joshua HrenClick here to read >>Anglican Complicity in the Sexual Revolutionby Jay Thomas…
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December 4, 2023 at 8:59 PM

Books that make great Christmas gifts!

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December 4, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Indi Gregory and the Future of Death on Demand

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December 3, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Science and Theology

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December 1, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Left Behind

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November 30, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Why Ayaan Hirsi Ali Became a Christian

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November 29, 2023 at 9:00 PM

A thoughtful gift for thinking friends

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November 29, 2023 at 3:29 PM

When Docs Play Deities

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November 28, 2023 at 8:20 PM

The Haunting of Russell Kirk

The Haunting of Russell Kirk Kirk’s ghost stories teach us that the past we despise could be worth cherishing. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate The Haunting o…
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November 28, 2023 at 6:05 PM

The Church’s Oligarch

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November 27, 2023 at 5:01 PM

Irish Catholics on the World Stage

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November 22, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Books that make great Christmas gifts!

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November 22, 2023 at 4:15 PM

A “Synodal Reform” of the Papal Conclave?

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November 21, 2023 at 4:59 PM

What Happened to the ACLU

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November 21, 2023 at 4:15 PM

What Happened to the ACLU

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November 20, 2023 at 5:44 PM

Sweet Land of Michigan, The Trials of Päivi Räsänen, etc.

Sweet Land of Michigan, The Trials of Päivi Räsänen, etc. Daily Newsletter: November 20, 2023 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: November 20, 2023Would you rather receive FIRST THINGS articles weekly? Adjust your email preferences by clicking here. The Trials of Päivi Räsä…
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November 19, 2023 at 6:59 PM

Sunday Spotlight: Evangelizing Again

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November 17, 2023 at 8:00 PM

Imagining Death, A Day in the Life of a Columnist, etc.

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November 17, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Ease Your Travels with a FIRST THINGS Tote Bag

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November 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM

The New Agnosticism

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November 16, 2023 at 4:29 AM

Classical Education Is Not A Right-Wing Project

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