October 2026

Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, delivered the following remarks upon receiving the 2026 Commonweal Centennial Award.

The Church’s leaders cannot assume that Catholics are familiar with 'Nostra aetate,' or that they are all aware of the Church’s long history of anti-Judaism.

Boomer Christianity may be dying, but the prospect of its being replaced by the old Crusader Christianity is dead on arrival.

John J. Brennan introduces Rev. John I. Jenkins at the 2026 Commonweal Benefit Dinner.

Dominic Preziosi celebrates Commonweal's longstanding ties to the University of Notre Dame.

Ellen B. Koneck announces the Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C. Initiative for Campus & Early Career Formation, a significant gift to Commonweal from Thomas and Allison Franco.

Letter writers respond to Robert Ellsberg’s detailed and informative story of Orbis and his life as its publisher.

Darkness is home to both the nihilist and the mystic. The poet and philosopher Kevin Hart moves openly in both of those directions.

Two inventive new books from Albanian philosopher Lea Ypi invoke personal history to explore the meaning of human freedom and dignity.