Pope Francis’s Vision for the Church

Seeking a Church in service to the world

By Bishop John Stowe, OFM, Conv.

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Hitting Pause on Artificial Intelligence

The Pandemic Isn’t Over

St. Philip Neri’s Eucharistic Joy

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In Praise of the Pitch Clock

MLB’s new pitch clock highlights the deep patterns and contemplative rhythms of the sport. It has brought baseball back to itself.

May 21, 2023

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Duke Ellington’s Sacred Swing

The music of Duke Ellington weaves together religious sensibilities with the sensibilities of this world. It elevates spirit, mind, and body.

May 20, 2023

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Glimpses of Ukraine

As important as features about war and suffering are, they miss much of the essence of Ukraine.

By Megan Buskey

May 20, 2023

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Reading ‘Pacem in Terris’ in 2023

Reading ‘Pacem in Terris’ today, when the U.S. has its second Catholic president, reveals how politically impotent Catholics and the papacy have become since then.

May 20, 2023

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A Win-Win-Win?

We can do better than parish mergers—the parish director model promotes lay leadership and keeps parishes intact in the face of priest shortages.

By Jon Metz

May 18, 2023

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Sanitizing John Paul II

For Poland’s right-wing government, any frank discussion of John Paul II’s role in covering up clergy sex abuse is tantamount to “hybrid warfare.”

May 16, 2023

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Engaging Confederate Nostalgia

For those of us who have a visceral objection to Confederate Memorial Day, how should we engage a worldview that embraces the mythology of the Lost Cause?

By Richard Brown

May 10, 2023

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St. Philip Neri’s Eucharistic Joy

Philip Neri is just the kind of saint we need: a model of lightness of spirit, divine laughter, and extraordinary ordinariness.

By John Rodden

May 26, 2023

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Reckoning With Birth

Birth is one of humanity’s most under-explored subjects. Minimizing birth diminishes one of the greatest powers humans have had: the creation of life itself.

By Jennifer Banks

May 26, 2023

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Changing Our Minds About Time

In her latest book, Jenny Odell challenges the very idea of time management.

By Katherine Lucky

May 7, 2023

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Father’s Day

Commonweal writers reflect on their fathers and fatherhood.

By The Editors

June 15, 2022