2+ mon, 2+ day ago   (182+ words) Communion:Finding My Way Back to Faithby jd vanceharpercollins, 304 pages, $35 Can I be direct with you? So much of what passes for “culture” today degrades rather than ennobles. Literary magazines that once shaped American identity have either folded or surrendered…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (107+ words) What Really Matters:Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Familyby timothy goegleinwith craig ostenfidelis publishing, 264 pages, $28 Only a similar multitude of small corrections will get our culture back on track. Gerard V. Bradley is professor of law emeritus at Notre…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (73+ words) Nocturnes: and the Fascination of Night Music by susan tomesyale university, 368 pages, $30 Richard Bratby writes from Lichfield, England. In this episode, Veronica Clarke joins Germán and Virginia (who are subbing in for R. R. Reno)… Richard Holmes’s new biography, The…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (98+ words) The Oxford Handbook of Joseph Ratzinger edited by tracey rowland and francesca aran murphyoxford university, 416 pages, $195 Image by Marek.69 (original) / Rundvald (retouches), licensed via Creative Commons. Image cropped. Sam Zeno Conedera, S.J., is ­assistant professor of history at Saint Louis ­University....

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (198+ words) Graduating college seniors and recent graduates are invited to apply. Junior Fellows play a vital role in the day-to-day production of our publication. The one-year, full-time fellowship (which can be extended to a second year) includes housing in New York…...

6+ mon, 4+ week ago   (95+ words) A Prisoner’s Cinemaby justin leepassage press, 257 pages, $29.95 Matthew Gasda is a playwright and director in New York City. First Things is proud to introduce a new podcast series. Secret Third Thing is a show about… Gian Lorenzo Bernini had only…...