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Keats and the Real World
The great English poet tried to solve the problem of objectivity by destroying the boundaries between himself and his subjects.
Peter Schwendener
Bonaventure’s Blind Spot
If we wish to meet God in silence, we must seek to help liberate those whom our society has unjustly silenced.
William Crozier
'Of This World'—On the Altar
Hosts and 'Commonweal' contributors Daniel Steinmetz-Jenkins and Nick Tabor chat with professor and author Jonathan Sheehan about the history of sacrifice, from the sacred to the secular.
Vassalizing Europe
InternationalPoliticsDonald TrumpEurope
With U.S. and Israeli bombs dropping on Tehran, Europe is once again cowed into silence because of its addiction to American power.
Harrison Stetler
Outwitting the Anti-Catholics
ReligionU.S. CatholicismHistorySupreme Court
When arguing “parental rights” cases in front of the Supreme Court, advocates use a playbook created by twentieth-century Catholics.
Dennis J. Wieboldt III
Glowing Enigmas
ArtsCulture
A new exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art introduces viewers to Helene Schjerfbeck’s understated, dreamlike paintings.
Bailey Trela
Born Out of Catastrophe
HistoryContinuing the ConversationPoliticsReligion
Christian Democratic parties rebuilt Europe after World War II. Could a renewed Christian democracy rebuild the United States after Trumpism?
Anthony Annett
Updike Redux
FictionCulture
John Updike's writing attempted to capture what is ineffably precious and intangible about life. What will be lost if the culture forgets him?
Paul Baumann
Politics Without Partisanship
InterviewU.S. CatholicismBishopsReligion
On the occasion of his retirement, John Carr reflects on fifty years working for peace, justice, and Catholic social thought.
Heidi Schlumpf
A Home Overflowing
CultureReligion
Kate Lucky reports on the parents choosing to have lots and lots of kids.
Kate Lucky
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The First AI War
John P. Slattery
Do I Take the Living Water?
Alejandra Oliva
The Remaking of Thomas Mann
Costică Brădăţan
A Shrine and a School
Cathleen Kaveny & Robin Darling Young
Not Just a Mistake, a Crime
George Scialabba
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EconomyDonald TrumpPolitics
Don’t Leave It to the Experts
We need experts to help guide monetary policy—but expertise is no substitute for democratic deliberation over our values and priorities.
Matt Mazewski
EditorialDonald TrumpPolitics
The Networker
The man may be dead, but the ethos of the Epstein network is ascendant in American public life.
The Editors
PoliticsCultureEconomy
The 401(k) Is Tearing Society Apart
Individual retirement accounts like the 401(k) have become the backbone of our retirement system. They are a key contributor to the precarity unraveling the social fabric.
Nate Bernhard
ReligionCultureHigher Education
A Shrine and a School
Christian Smith wants Notre Dame to be pure. But shrines are never pure—and Notre Dame is an American Catholic shrine.
Cathleen Kaveny & Robin Darling Young