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The Good Son

The 2020 Booker Prize–winning novel possesses a redemptive quality that rises above its episodes of negligence, anger, and sectarianism.
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A Church of authentic synodality, which walks together, listens, and brings mercy to all we encounter, is one that never forgets our wounded parts.
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April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.
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Commonweal writers have long engaged with the church’s stance on labor rights, worker justice, and income inequality. Here are the best pieces from our archives.
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