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David Mills

David Mills, former executive editor of First Things and editor of Touchstone, is author of two Substacks, Pulled Quotes and Pulled Quotes (Catholic Edition).

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As disciples, sometimes we need to just shut up and listen

Are you an atheist? Even Catholics can be, but the Church is here to wake us up

For converts looking back, the emotions can be complicated

Bearing one another’s burdens is a skill we have to practice

How our minds are like a cuckoo clock in hell

The Nazis who wouldn’t tell the truth about themselves

ADHD doesn’t stop me from seeing God’s love at Mass

The humbling weirdness of God at work in the world

We’re not fully happy unless we’re zestfully happy

Forget heaven — her highest hope was nonexistence

The world hopes Pope Leo XIV will be the pope he can never be

To know yourself better, get to know the saints