Article Escaping the ‘Torment Nexus’ The fate of the twenty-first century turns on whether we appreciate the logic of Christian democracy and of the social teaching that inspired it. By Sohrab Ahmari November 30, 2025 Religion Politics Economy Labor
Article Dying to Work Byung-Chul Han’s philosophy bridges the twentieth-century Catholic Worker worldview and the contemporary world. By Colin Miller November 28, 2025 Politics Religion Philosophy Labor
Article More More More Thomas Pynchon's ninth, and perhaps final, novel is haunted by mystery, meaning, and the undead. By Anthony Domestico November 27, 2025 Books Spirituality Fiction
Article The Future of Christian Democracy Four thinkers respond to Sohrab Ahmari's lead essay calling for a renewal of the Christian-democratic tradition. By The Editors November 26, 2025 Religion Politics Economy Labor
Article Christmas Critics 2025 A Commonweal Christmas tradition: Editors and friends of the magazine recommend books that may be the perfect gift for someone on your list. By The Editors November 26, 2025 Christmas Critics
Article ‘We Must Celebrate Well’ This year, whether the fragile peace holds or not, Christmas is coming to Bethlehem. By Stephanie Saldaña November 25, 2025 Middle East Religion Politics
Article The Primacy of Politics Human empathy, compassion, and justice can survive sin—and they make a politics of compromise and constructive conflict possible. By Lisa Sowle Cahill November 25, 2025 Religion Politics Social Justice
Article Poem | The Caretaker "An ink smudge fading, a dot / in the eye of the beholder, a veil of snow from / swallowing a body whole" By Howard Altmann November 25, 2025 Poetry
Article Poem | The Holy Family Meets the Cardinal "No angel directed this Haitian Joseph here, / who looks too weary to respond, / even if one had." By Susan Donnelly November 25, 2025 Poetry
Article Poem | More Difficult "The curse / and the blessing are one, / and vanity lies in that illusion / of choice." By William Hathaway November 25, 2025 Poetry
