Our 2022 New York City Intellectual Retreat, “Death and Mourning,” begins one week from tomorrow at the Penn Club. To register, please visit www.firstthings.com/retreat.
 
Join us next week as we weep with Hecuba, queen of Troy; gird ourselves to be courageous in the face of death with Sir Gawain; and ask, with Joseph Pieper, what actually happens when a human being dies.
 
Rest assured that the gravity of our topic will be leavened with the joy and fellowship of talking and breaking bread with other FIRST THINGS readers, editors, and contributors, as well as our recognition of the truth that death does not have the final word. 
 
Register now before it’s too late! I look forward to seeing you next week.