Another consistory, another snub for Paris. While there are many different ways to approach Pope Francis’ recent appointment of twenty-one new members of the College of Cardinals, what immediately jumped out at me was the […]
As another Pride Month comes to an end, the war for the soul of the world has intensified. I thought briefly that the tide may have been turning, but I was wrong. Let me explain. […]
On June 19, 2023, Pope Francis marked the four hundredth anniversary of the birth of Blaise Pascal, the French mathematician and philosopher who remains one of the most important thinkers in the Western tradition. In […]
A little over twenty years ago, French Foreign Minister Dominique de Villepin issued a defiant “non” to his nation’s participation in the Iraq War. Hawkish Americans turned against our old ally, against whom some of […]
I’ve been thinking about two Anglicans named Charles lately. But before I talk about them, I want to say something about how and why I still talk occasionally about my former ecclesial group. When I […]
It’s likely my dad died on Easter Sunday. His death certificate says Wednesday, April 12, 2023. But by the time they found his body on the evening of Thursday, April 13, decomposition was already advancing. […]
In 1963, Betty Friedan published her influential book The Feminine Mystique, inventing a term to describe the languor born of unfulfilled desires among American women, whose primary duties consisted in keeping their homes and raising […]
For years, my wife and I have collected thousands of DVD’s, LP’s, CD’s, and of course books, and therefore we have had little choice but to decorate with them too. We hate clutter, but we’re […]
Welcome to the maiden voyage of God’s First, where I will endeavor to share regular commentary on the Church and the world from my vantage point as a former Anglican cleric and current movie-watcher, Europhile, […]
I was supposed to be in England for a conference and other work-related events this week, but twenty-four hours before we were set to fly, Queen Elizabeth II died. For a variety of good reasons, […]
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