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  My world turned upside down in mid-2021, when—in the midst of a pandemic—I welcomed my second baby in two years. Our brood doubled in size from two kids to four, and a lot changed in our home. For one, our cat was displeased with the new young people and went so far as to... Read More →

  “Herein lies wisdom, beauty and increase; Without this folly, age and cold decay” —Shakespeare, Sonnet 11 I In King Lear, Shakespeare sets the scene for what will be his anatomy of a society descending into moral chaos by having his Duke of Gloucester speak of his... Read More →

    At the National Catholic Register, John Grondelski reminds us not to forget the father’s role in the fight for life. The Supreme Court may have tried to cut him out of the picture back in 1976, but that doesn’t mean we should forget about him. “Two... Read More →

  At a time when women are encouraged to “shout your abortion,” it’s no surprise that even religious leaders of a certain stripe will try to work pro-abortion messages into the church calendar. A legal challenge to Texas’s new abortion restrictions made its way into the... Read More →

    Who, me? A fresh-faced symbol of youthful aspiration? So much time have I spent shuffling off this mortal coil that Joe Biden and I could have double-dated at the root beer stand—had that eccentric notion seized either of us. That is how I’ve come to see a lot.... Read More →

David Mills, a former executive editor of First Things, is now an editor on the editorial page of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Read More →

    In recent years, I’ve become fascinated with the use of “extravagance” as an expression of Christian spirituality. While the word has negative connotations of waste or indulgence, Jesus often invokes fiscal extravagance positively: the forgiveness of great debts,... Read More →

    The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a challenge to the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the abortion drug mifepristone, striking a blow for the pro-life cause. The court was unanimous in its decision, and the lawsuit was rejected on the grounds that the... Read More →

    [Correction: An earlier version of this piece misidentified the imprisoned prolifers discussed in it as members of Operation Rescue. While they participated in what is referred to in the pro-life community as a “rescue,” they are not affiliated with that... Read More →

    This pastoral reflection was outlined on May 31. Ninety years before that day, on May 31, 1934, The Barmen Declaration was adopted by the votes of more than one hundred Protestants—both clergy (pastors and professors) and laity who were assembled at a church in... Read More →