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Amy Coney Barrett and the “Woman Question”

The example of Barrett, as a stereotype-defying conservative, Catholic, professionally successful mother of seven can help illuminate a better understanding of the role of women in America

The Rebirth of a Cathedral 

The work of a community of Orthodox Christians in the Caucasus to rebuild a ruined cathedral speaks to the broader quest for Western Christians to reconnect with their religious heritage

Priests of History: How Christians Should View the Past in a Secular Age 

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.

In Defense of Dark Humor  

Dark humor, in the right context, can be a powerful remedy against the numbness to evil that humans can so often develop

Who’s Afraid of the Anti-God?

The last Mission: Impossible movie ponders the rise of super-intelligent AI in a religiously-rich plot that hits close to home.

From Neocons to Nat Cons: The Shifting Editorial Positions at First Things

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

Putting Natural Law to Work: Review of Hopeful Realism

A trio of Protestant Christian political science professors argue that evangelicals should be more aware of and attuned to the natural law tradition

George Orwell Knew What Made Shakespeare Great

Today, on the anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and death, it’s worth revisiting George Orwell’s great defense of Shakespeare against Leo Tolstoy

Reviving the Art of Political Rhetoric

The lost art of political oratory must be recovered to save not only our politics, but the soul of America

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