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January 9, 2024 at 7:03 PM

The Fullness of Time

The Fullness of Time Our turning toward Jesus allows us to see how time is incorporated into God's purposes. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate THE FULLNESS OF …
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January 9, 2024 at 4:00 PM

Only the Orthodox Will Survive

Only the Orthodox Will Survive Daily Newsletter: January 9, 2024 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: January 9, 2024Liberalism’s Cold Warby Matthew SchmitzClick here to read >>Only the Orthodox Will Surviveby Robert BenneClick here to read >>Want to read more? C…
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January 8, 2024 at 4:29 PM

What Parents Can Do About TikTok

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January 5, 2024 at 3:29 PM

Not Good To Be Alone

Not Good To Be Alone Daily Newsletter: January 5, 2024 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: January 5, 2024Athens, Jerusalem, and Manhattanby Joshua T. KatzClick here to read >>Not Good To Be Aloneby Peter J. LeithartClick here to read >>Brutal BrainwashingConver…
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January 4, 2024 at 7:59 PM

A Christian School, Unofficially Classical

A Christian School, Unofficially Classical Daily Newsletter: January 4, 2024 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: January 4, 2024Witness to Modernityby James F. KeatingClick here to read >>A Christian School, Unofficially Classicalby Mark BauerleinClick here to read &g…
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January 3, 2024 at 5:44 PM

The MAD Magazine Caricature of U.S. Catholicism

The MAD Magazine Caricature of U.S. Catholicism Daily Newsletter: January 3, 2024 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: January 3, 2024What We Can Learn From Edward Said After October 7by Yosie LevineClick here to read >>The MAD Magazine Caricature of U.S. Catholicismby…
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January 2, 2024 at 7:57 PM

Commonsense Morality

Commonsense Morality We have fellow citizens who cannot recognize the evil of mass murder when they see it. View this email in your browser Latest Issue Web Exclusives Media Subscribe Donate Commonsense Moral…
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January 2, 2024 at 4:00 PM

The Four Pillars of the Christian Life

The Four Pillars of the Christian Life Daily Newsletter: January 2, 2024 View this email in your browserDaily Newsletter: January 2, 2024Why The Night of the Hunter Is a Christmas Movieby Hannah LongClick here to read >>The Four Pillars of the Christian Lifeby Donald J. Planty Jr.…
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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

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December 28, 2023 at 4:44 PM

The Pope, Same-Sex Blessings, and Protestants

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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

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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

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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

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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

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December 11, 2023 at 9:00 PM

A new video from First Things

A new video from First Things View this email in your browserDear Readers of FIRST THINGS, We are pleased to share with you something new: our first year-end campaign video. Click here or on the play button above to take a look.  You come to FIRST THINGS for thoughtful, substantive conve…
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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

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December 8, 2023 at 4:30 PM

Learning to Read by Ear

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December 7, 2023 at 4:45 PM

Israel's Virtues

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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

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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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