Article A Vibrant, Vital Commonweal Dominic Preziosi succeeds Paul Baumann as Commonweal editor By Thomas Baker June 18, 2018
Article Letter from Ireland For supporters of repeal in the Irish abortion referendum, the vote signified both a corrective to authority and a path forward for a contemporary country By Christopher Budzisz June 18, 2018 Foreign Affairs Secularism and Modernity Abortion
Article A Farewell Note Commonweal's editor reflects on retirement after nearly three decades with the magazine By Paul Baumann June 17, 2018 Farewell
Article Jane Kenyon’s Peonies Against Kenyon’s poetic gaze, the flower becomes not only an object of beauty but a metaphor for all seasons of life By Steven Knepper June 16, 2018 Poetry Death and Dying Spirituality The Last Word
Article Who’s to Blame? The federal government faults New York City’s poor management for public housing woes, but following the money tells a different story By Paul Moses June 16, 2018 Domestic Affairs Poverty Race
Article Sweet Nothings A new novel probes the meaning of love, suffering, and aging, but stops short of taking on Christian redemption By Randy Boyagoda June 16, 2018 Sexuality Secularism and Modernity
Article Violent Delights The acclaimed HBO series is long on philosophical ponderousness, but short on humor By Celia Wren June 15, 2018 Television Media
Article The Quiet Genius of ‘Rectify’ A series about the rehabilitation of an ex-prisoner yields theological and psychological insights By Rand Richards Cooper June 14, 2018 Television Media Theology
Article Deluded Diplomacy Trump not only overlooked the astonishing brutality of North Korea’s regime, but continues to rely on magical thinking concerning denuclearization By E. J. Dionne Jr. June 14, 2018 Foreign Affairs Donald Trump War and Peace Columnists
Article Men Reviewing Men Despite writing for progressive publications, it took seven years before I was asked to review a novel by a female author By Anthony Domestico June 13, 2018 Gender Columnists Fiction