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Is belief more than just an adaptive strategy?

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‘Natural Enemies’ No More

John T. McGreevy on the history of the papacy’s relationship with democracy.

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Strict Account

Bernardine Evaristo’s ‘Manifesto’ offers a clear, spirited account of the author’s experience as a biracial woman in the publishing world.

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Subversive Orthodoxy

A new documentary explores Fr. Jim Martin’s LGBT ministry

July 22, 2022

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Doubling Down

There is nothing recognizably Catholic about the approach to politics or internal Church disagreements taken by Catholics for Choice.

By Paul Baumann

July 21, 2022

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Closer Encounters

A conference in Rome brings clarity to one of Pope Francis’s more elusive concepts

By Paul Elie

July 20, 2022

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Can Sanctions Help Save Ukraine?

A new book by Nicholas Mulder explores the limitations of sanctions throughout history.

July 19, 2022

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Fumbling the First Amendment

At its best, America balances the Establishment and Free Exercise clauses, but the Supreme Court’s ruling in ‘Kennedy’ drastically upsets that balance.

By Michael Peppard

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Has Francis ‘insulted’ American Catholics?

If Thomas Weinandy’s screed is the product of a traditional Catholic faith, who would want any part of it?

By Paul Baumann

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American Idols

“Catholics who advocate for the dignity of all human life still have a lot of work to do.”

By David Albertson

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A Circle without a Center

Is it important to hire Catholic intellectuals at Catholic universities? What challenges stand in the way?

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Faith & the LGBTQ Community

Commonweal writers explore the intersection of faith, politics, aesthetics, and the LGBTQ community.

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