'Amoris Laetitia'

A Commonweal Reading List

By The Editors

April 25, 2016

Article

On the Mark

Francis offers a practical approach to the challenges of married love that gives us a surprisingly moving exhortation to a courageous and sanctifying way of life.

By Paige E. Hochschild

May 6, 2016

U.S. Catholicism

Pope Francis

Secularism and Modernity

Synod on the Family

Theology

Article

Some Exceptions May Apply

Some conservatives tend to confuse fidelity with a one-size-fits-all legalism. If there's one thing you can say about Pope Francis, it's that he's no legalist.

By The Editors

April 19, 2016

U.S. Catholicism

Editorial

Pope Francis

Secularism and Modernity

Synod on the Family

Theology

Article

Forgiving & Listening

To understand Francis and support the direction he has been setting for the Church, we need to think more deeply about the ways and means of “forgiveness.”

By Dennis O'Brien

April 18, 2016

U.S. Catholicism

Pope Francis

Secularism and Modernity

Article

In the Company of the Brokenhearted

Francis regards the sacrament's indissolubility as a “gift” rather than a “yoke,” and chides those whose efforts to defend marriage reduce the gift to a “duty.”

April 14, 2016

Article

Unity, Growth & Love in the Church

The exhortation is a valiant and powerful exercise in the Petrine ministry of upholding church unity. Is it another starting point in Francis's pontificate?

April 13, 2016

Secularism and Modernity

Article

A Church with Authority that Serves? The Path of 'Amoris Laetitia'

By David Cloutier

April 8, 2016

Pope Francis

Article

What Is Francis Saying with 'Amoris Laetitia'?

April 8, 2016

Article

The Poet Pope's Pastoral Discernment

If John Paul II was the philosopher and Benedict XVI the theologian, Pope Francis is the poet pope, giving voice to the dreams and wisdom of migrants and the poor.

By William L. Portier

April 12, 2016

Secularism and Modernity

Must Reads

Politics

Bringing the Workers on Board

Codetermination, or the practice of including workers on corporate boards, is not only deeply rooted in the Catholic tradition; it aids democracy in the workplace

By Matt Mazewski

March 14, 2019

Religion

The PA Grand-Jury Report: Not What It Seems

The grand-jury report does not substantiate the prevailing script about how bishops let predators get away with committing and recommitting their crimes

By Peter Steinfels

March 21, 2019

Culture

Bracing for Impact

Why is literature so helpful as a guide through trauma?

By Cassandra Nelson

March 21, 2019

Culture

Giving Up Extremes

As Lent approaches, I’ve been in a state of spiritual anxiety over the inevitable renunciation that the season demands. God wants harmonious balance, not excess

By Nicole-Ann Lobo

March 3, 2019