A Christian realist approach to Israel rejects both sentimental Zionism and abolitionist moralism. The Jewish state may be criticized, restrained, and judged, but not denied the ordinary legitimacy granted to other nations.

The cleansing of the temple reveals the character of our Messiah and is a model for those who would follow him.

While the Vatican’s calls for peace in the Middle East are understandable, its failure to articulate the moral asymmetry between Iran, China, and Russia on one hand and the U.S., Ukraine, and Israel on the other is deeply disappointing

In Exodus, God spoke through the oracles of Urim and Thummim. Today, we risk treating AI as a similar black box: something from which information proceeds, but whose source cannot be known

When King Charles visited the Vatican and met Pope Leo in October, it was the first time since the Reformation that a King of England had prayed with the head of the Roman Catholic Church

Christians should consider themselves “priests of history,” as people living in our own time time, but connected to other Christians and the church across time.

Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers,” but that does not exclude those who bring about peace through just war

The shocking assassination of Charlie Kirk is a wakeup call for Americans of every stripe. What is happening to our society? How can we fix it—and where do we start?

First Things is arguably the most important religious publication in America today, but under R.R. Reno it has sharply diverged from the views of its founder Richard John Neuhaus