Article Mission, Missteps & Renewal Catholic University is in need of renewal, but the administration’s plan to address the budget crisis will only threaten the school’s national standing By Julia G. Young May 9, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Higher Education Theology
Article Half the Story New historical perspectives on how church’s stance toward the modern world changed (and didn’t) By Peter Steinfels May 9, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Books Vatican II Secularism and Modernity
Article Hold Out for Joy Holiness should neither scare nor bore us By The Editors May 8, 2018 Pope Francis Spirituality Theology Editorial
Article Fr. Nonomen: A Collection Some of our readers’ favorite columns by Fr. John Baran (known in our pages as Fr. Nonomen) By The Editors May 7, 2018
Article Jesuitgate, Trumpian Hypocrisy & the Flight from Religion Those who advertise themselves as religion’s friends are doing plenty of damage to public faith By E. J. Dionne Jr. May 7, 2018 Donald Trump Domestic Affairs Columnists Web Exclusive
Feature How Religion Got Trump Re-examining the role of faith in the 2016 election By Kenneth L. Woodward May 7, 2018 Election 2016 Donald Trump Secularism and Modernity
Article Readers Respond Our readers weigh in on hope amid racism, the big bang, and columnist Fr. John Baran By The Editors May 4, 2018 Letters
Feature Rape Is A Sin When rape is understood as a sin against chastity rather than an act of violence By B. D. McClay May 4, 2018 Ethics Gender U.S. Catholicism Sexual-abuse Crisis Sexuality
Feature The State of Israel & the Universal Church The absence of a theology of the Holy Land says a lot about where the Catholic Church and the Vatican stand with respect to the State of Israel By Massimo Faggioli May 3, 2018 Foreign Affairs Pope Francis Jewish-Christian Relations
Article Readers Respond This week, readers weigh in on the dilemma of Catholic academic theology and the advantages of being part of a Commonweal Local Community By The Editors May 3, 2018 Letters