Dear Reader,

You hear from me a lot in the pages of FIRST THINGS, where I write with my editor’s hat firmly on.
 
My present missive is of a different sort. Today, we launch the digital portion of our 2023 FIRST THINGS Spring Campaign. Our goal is to raise $500,000 (or more!) from eight hundred readers like you by June 30 at 11:59 p.m.
 
Give today at firstthings.com/donate or by using the secure button below.

Reader, I cherish these opportunities to write in this distinct mode: to consider what FIRST THINGS as an institution exists for.
 
As our Spring Campaign progresses over these next two weeks, my colleagues and I will venture a few provisional answers. During this time, I invite you, as a faithful reader, to give your own thought to this question.
 
Then, I ask you to give. To fortify FIRST THINGS by making a gift to our Spring Campaign, yes, but also to give your answer to the question of what FIRST THINGS as an institution exists for.

Amplify the indispensable voice of FIRST THINGS by making a contribution to our 2023 Spring Campaign today. And when you do, be sure to write your answer to my question above in the Comments field!

Yours,

R. R. Reno
Editor

P.S. You can also support our Spring Campaign by mailing a gift check to our editorial office (9 East 40th Street, Floor 10, New York, NY 10016) or by giving appreciated assets (contact Carter Skeel, Director of Development, at cskeel@firstthings.com).

Thank you in advance for your support!