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Preaching the Seven Last Words

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 ...

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A Win for Christian Counselors and Religious Liberty

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

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What Drag Queens and Blackface Have in Common

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

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The Politics of Judas

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

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Respect for the quarry

The article explores the ethical considerations and complexities surrounding hunting, emphasizing the need for respect towards wildlife and the environment in the pursuit of sport.

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