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More than a Real Estate Deal
In 2016, I became a Trappist novice at St. Benedict's Monastery. Now, this place of peace is being purchased by a zealot for war: Palantir CEO Alex Karp.
Evan Bednarz
A War of Whim
Trump has made the world less stable, alienated our allies, and further degraded the moral standing of the United States.
The Editors
'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.
Bonaventure’s Blind Spot
SpiritualityTheologyReligion
If we wish to meet God in silence, we must seek to help liberate those whom our society has unjustly silenced.
William Crozier
No Mirrors, Shared Shoes
HistoryEuropeCulture
The rural Ireland of my parents’ generation more closely resembled the Middle Ages than 21st-century Europe.
John Rodden
Not Just a Mistake, a Crime
InternationalWar and PeaceMiddle EastDonald Trump
The war on Iran is yet another reminder that the world will never be safe until the United States accepts and abides by international law.
George Scialabba
Wrong about Harry
CultureMovies
When I met a fourteen-year-old Harrison Ford, I was sure he wouldn't amount to much.
Peter Steinfels
Awake, Sleeper
LentReligionSpirituality
There’s an edge to Christ’s light—even a harshness, like the pain in your ears when you’ve been roused by a shrieking infant.
Griffin Oleynick
Anger or Hatred?
PhilosophyPoliticsBooks
William Galston explores how anger, hatred, and lust for domination threaten liberal democracy.
Joshua L. Cherniss
Waiting for the Lightning Bolt
CultureReligionTelevision
The hit Netflix series 'Nobody Wants This' makes a keen contribution to the public perception of converts and Jewish identity.
Nava Grant
Popular
A War of Whim
The Editors
The Church Is Not a Culture
Jonathan Heaps
Bad for the Church, and the World
Massimo Faggioli
The Gospel According to Tom Homan
Paul Moses
Debating Women’s Ordination
The Editors
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