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Article An Alternative History of Gay Liberation Gay communities have been havens for expressions of love, selflessness, covenant, and care that were in danger of being lost in the modern world. By Eve Tushnet October 24, 2024 LGBTQ issues Sexuality Theology Commonweal Centennial
Feature Where Secularism Fails It will be the job of Commonweal, as it always has been, to resist the pressures of contemporary secular culture. By Paul Baumann October 23, 2024 Religion Politics Culture Commonweal Centennial
Article Poem | These Words Will Be Written "Oval Park’s cherry trees / sleeved with white blossoms, / the moon’s eclipse, a lunar / rainbow, wild crocuses, / azaleas, lilacs" By Lawrence Joseph October 22, 2024 Poetry Commonweal Centennial
Article Poem | The Dance "The day is done. / She is poured out like water / but still, in bed, talks her daughter / down on the telephone" By Christian Wiman October 22, 2024 Poetry Commonweal Centennial
Article Just the Goodies Timothy Morton, one of the most influential environmental philosophers of the past two decades, has found Jesus. By Max Foley-Keene October 22, 2024 Religion Climate Change Theology Environment Books Politics
Article Poem | Concerning Ceremonies "I think / geometry is the secret—the cut at the heart / of the canvas, the heart of the room, the heart of— /what we can’t say." By Rosanna Warren October 21, 2024 Poetry Commonweal Centennial
Article Two to Forget, One to Remember The 2024 New York Film Festival featured schmaltz, biopic clichés, and enduring brilliance. By Robert Rubsam October 20, 2024 Culture Movies
Feature A Generous Lens David Katzenstein's photos from across the world show an artist more interested in observation than possession. By David Katzenstein October 18, 2024 Arts Foreign Affairs Travel
Article Letters | Women’s ordination, swimming pools, and David Jones’s language Readers take issue with a recent essay on women's ordination and praise the crackle of David Jones's poetry. By The Editors October 18, 2024 Letters Commonweal Centennial
