Feature Doubling Down on Nukes Judging by the new Nuclear Posture Review, the Pentagon proposes to embark upon an arms race—largely with itself By Andrew J. Bacevich February 19, 2018 Donald Trump War and Peace Domestic Affairs
Feature ‘Cast a Cold Eye’ Christianity may debunk death, but it also regards it as an abomination. What do we do with it? By Terry Eagleton February 17, 2018 Death and Dying Theology Spirituality
Article The Scandal of Firing LGBT Catholics Punitive actions against LGBT Catholics do not reflect the fact that we are at a moment that requires prayerful discernment By John Gehring February 16, 2018 LGBTQ issues Sexuality U.S. Catholicism
Article Strike 3? Editor Paul Baumann responds to a reader who considers Commonweal “elitist” By Paul Baumann February 15, 2018 Donald Trump Media U.S. Catholicism
Feature The Feminist Wife The ambitious woman, the wife, the mother: we are each more complex than the roles we play By Kate Lucky February 15, 2018 Women in the Church Sexuality
Article Meeting the Stranger A Catholic response to refugees and immigration through the pages of Commonweal By The Editors February 14, 2018 Immigration
Article Auden at Commonweal A collection of the writer’s work for the magazine By The Editors February 14, 2018
Article Art in Natural, Revealed, & Christian Religion: Part 2 Art cannot make a man want to become good, but it can prevent him from imagining that he already is By Didymus (W.H. Auden) February 14, 2018 Poetry Ethics
Article Lenten Hours As Lent invites us to slow down, rich medieval art helps us see God’s presence in time By Griffin Oleynick February 14, 2018 Arts Spirituality
Article Fake News, Murder & the Philippine Bishops The bishops saw how manipulation of social media helps to build public support for the summary slaying of drug dealers By Paul Moses February 13, 2018 Foreign Affairs Bishops Pope Francis Media