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The political left has become simultaneously more mainstream and more radical
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However, U.S. law dictates that only an act of Congress or a Senate resolution can withdraw Washington from the alliance
Why Do We Persevere? When we ask for Mary to guide us, we should be prepared. The journey might be inconvenient, rainy, freezing cold, dangerous. Sometimes Mary brings us to the foot of the cross, sometimes to the gates of ICE detention. I pray the rosary at my parish on Tuesday mornings with a remarkable group of women. We convened fifteen years ago—young, weary, overworked moms, desperate for community and support. Most of us thought the rosary was for old ladies. Now, I’m pretty sure we ar...
Preaching the Seven Last Words The following meditations on the Seven Last Words of Christ were delivered at the Cathedral of Saint Matthew the Apostle in Washington D.C. on Good Friday, 2025. Each meditation was followed by a musical interlude sung by the choir. Preaching on the Seven Last Words is not part of the Good Friday liturgy. It has instead been traditionally part of the Three Hours Devotion on Good Friday, a practice begun in Lima by the Peruvian Jesuit Alonso Mesia (1665–1732), a ...
In a resounding victory for religious liberty on Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 8–1 in Chiles v. Salazar in favor of a Christian counselor and against Colorado’s “conversion. The post A Win for Christian Counselors and Religious Liberty appeared first on First Things
My new book, The Desecration of Man, emerged from something I had noticed while researching questions of modern identity politics: The language of desecration pervades modernity and postmodernity. It’s. The post What Drag Queens and Blackface Have in Common appeared first on First Things
In this Easter season, we naturally reflect on the passion of Christ, his resurrection, and all that it entails for the human race. But there is a part of. The post The Politics of Judas appeared first on First Things
In arguments at the Supreme Court, a clear majority of the Justices seemed inclined to uphold the right