I got to thinking about this topic by reading two recently posted essays: David Mills' "Spirituality without Spirits" at Firs...

To some theologians--mostly modern biblical theologians--the answer is obviously yes. See, e.g., the late Raymond E. Brown's Biblical Ex...

In a previous post entitled Bad Arguments against the Magisterium, Part III , I mostly introduced and quoted Prof. Bryan Cross' article ...

The primary trinity of days in the Christian religion is the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday evening, centered on the Mass of the Lord's S...

Before I suspended this blog last August, I posted the first two parts of this series, whose purpose was of course to rebut the arguments be...

My post of last Friday, which was about the controversy over the Phoenix case, has itself sparked controversy both at First Things , where I...

As individual Christians, including and especially as contemporary Catholics, we tend to forget that  it's not about you.  I was reminde...

For approving an abortion at an Arizona hospital late last year, Sr. Margaret McBride has incurred excommunication latae sententiae —meani...

Over at What's Wrong with the World, Lydia McGrew announces: For a limited time only (get yours while supplies last) a  draft  is avail...

I am no longer my own, but thine.  Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt.  Put me to doing, put me to suffering.  Let me...

This past week brings news of yet another fracas involving Swedish cartoon artist Lars Vilks (CNN.com): When Vilks entered a classroom whe...

The notion that this is the best of all possible worlds (BAPW) is like a pesky kid brother who thinks he belongs with your crowd: one of ...

For a little while I worked full-time at First Things,  and still contribute fairly regularly to its main blog.  But even as a reader from D...

First Things' web editor Joe Carter argues , pace David Hart, that we must "abandon the politically correct notion" that any...

Today, I'm told, is the 50th anniversary of the Pill. More precisely, the 50th anniversary of the FDA's announcement that it was goi...

My review is posted at First Things' blog First Thoughts .

During the 2008 presidential campaign, I posted an essay called "Why I am a Conservative." Along with five or six other people, ...

In a First Thoughts post yesterday, Jody Bottum noted: Comedy Central—the origin of the South Park program that had its references to Mo...