I’ve always loved to write. I’m grateful that to be published in a bunch of different places, which you can find below. I also edit the Read In Case Of Emergency newsletter my friends and I run. If any of these links are broken or you’re looking for something I’ve published, please email me (loftus dot matthew at gmail dot com) and I will gladly send you a PDF.

The publications I write most regularly for are:

Mere Orthodoxy– Theology, politics, history, culture, and whatever else the editors let me get away with. Mere-O published my very first piece of “real” online writing and since then has been a wonderful community pushing forward with some of the best Christian thought nowadays.

Comment– The online and print magazine associated with Cardus, a really great think tank publishing great research and writing on the common good.

Plough– The Bruderhof publish this beautiful quarterly featuring the best Christian writers of our day on the topics that are most important. I’m honored to be a part of their community in a small way.

Christianity Today– In 2016, I wrote a column every other month called “Bodies and Souls” about public health. They also published my first cover story, Why Christians of All People Should Get Their Vaccines.

Some places I don’t write for much anymore but you may find my archives interesting:

First Things– I am not always First Things’ go-to contributor, but there’s been a few times when they’ve graciously let me share my views on subjects dear to my heart.

Books & Culture– I loved this magazine’s approach to thoughtful engagement with good books and their desire to not just talk about great books, but also to wrestle with ideas and cultural currents that would otherwise not get highlighted. Sadly, Books & Culture ended in 2016; you can read my eulogy for it here.

Christ and Pop Culture– Christ and Pop Culture because they’re willing to take things very seriously… or not. And both are totally okay!

The American Conservative– Mostly I’ve written stuff here about Baltimore and community development.

Some other articles of note:

When an Abortion is Pro-Life– I told my story about performing an abortion to save a mother’s life in South Sudan. It is not the easiest read, but few experiences have shaped my belief in the Resurrection more and it’s not every day you get to talk about Jesus in The New York Times.

America Has Gone Too Far in Legalizing Vice– As a doctor who treats people with addictions and a person in recovery myself, I am horrified by how quickly America has legalized marijuana and gambling. These vices prey on the poor, and I was grateful that The Atlantic was willing to let me share my perspective on this problem.

We Already Jumped– Athwart Magazine helped me find a place for this piece about the strange way that my teachers in medical school wanted to talk about virtue ethics but couldn’t quite get it together.

Raising a Molecular Family in an Atomic Age– I wrote for Fare Forward about what I think are the most important aspects of parenting in an era where there are more demands on parents than ever before and more forces pulling families apart than ever before.

Maryland Family Doctor: Challenging Patients– I was guest-editor for this edition of the Maryland Academy of Family Physicians’ quarterly journal and wrote the editorial about how family doctors are uniquely suited to help the most challenging patients in our healthcare system.

Why Should A Straight Person Care About Spiritual Friendship? – I’ve loved and followed the Spiritual Friendship blog for a while, so it was a real honor to write about their work and why it’s so important for Christians to think through the questions of friendship and community.

I also contributed a chapter about International Economics in the book Cultural Engagement.

I also write music and sometimes record it with my friends. If it’s decent enough, I’ll post it on SoundCloud.

I published the first 13 chapters of my novel Trousseau Syndrome and I am slowly working on finishing it. It’s about patients and doctors in Baltimore that explores themes of class, community, health, and spirituality. Just imagine if Flannery O’Connor wrote Season 6 of The Wire and replaced all the drug dealers with physicians.