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The Gospel According to Tom Homan
Trump-appointed border czar Tom Homan is a lifelong Catholic, but do his zero-tolerance immigration policies align with Church teaching?
Paul Moses
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.
Debating Women’s Ordination
Women in the ChurchLettersContinuing the Conversation
Readers debate Paul Baumann's provocative essay on women's ordination—and Baumann responds to his critics.
The Editors
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
Collective Mourning, Collective Action
LentSpiritualityImmigrationPolitics
The unbinding of Lazarus is a collective action in a moment of deep crisis. It is public work, building power out of mourning.
Joe Rubio
No Mirrors, Shared Shoes
HistoryEuropeCulture
The rural Ireland of my parents’ generation more closely resembled the Middle Ages than 21st-century Europe.
John Rodden
Anger or Hatred?
PhilosophyPoliticsBooks
William Galston explores how anger, hatred, and lust for domination threaten liberal democracy.
Joshua L. Cherniss
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
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
Bad for the Church, and the World
Massimo Faggioli
More than a Real Estate Deal
Evan Bednarz
Collective Mourning, Collective Action
Joe Rubio
Dust Called to Glory
Frederick Christian Bauerschmidt
The Church Is Not a Culture
Jonathan Heaps
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