Published in the 2004-03-26 issue: View Contents Tags Media Celia Wren is Commonweal’s media and stage critic. Also by this author Why December 25? Please email comments to [email protected] and join the conversation on our Facebook page. ShareShare Twitter Print Previous StoryMonster Boxed Next StoryBruce Springsteen's America Related Media Media What Screens Can’t Show By Robert RubsamDecember 11, 2020 Following St. Francis By Paul MosesOctober 17, 2020 No Planet B By Max Foley-Keene & Nicole-Ann LoboSeptember 11, 2020
PoliticsA Wicked Impunity The Supreme Court must hold American corporations accountable for their actions in perpetrating human-rights abuses abroad.By Fernando C. SaldivarFebruary 19, 2021
ReligionPerpetual Lent How do you enter a time of mourning when you’ve been in one so long?By Claudia Avila CosnahanFebruary 17, 2021
ReligionOne by Fire, One by Prayer A chance encounter with a fellow traveler leads to a reflection on the nature of service. By Nicole d’EntremontFebruary 16, 2021
CultureBéisbol, Baseball, and ‘Bad Hombres’ A Showtime documentary uses baseball to highlight contemporary border issues. But béisbol has always been a migration narrative on its own terms.By Carmen M. Nanko-FernándezFebruary 11, 2021
BooksThe Pascal of the North A philosopher’s lifelong meditation on faithBy Gordon MarinoFebruary 14, 2021
CollectionsLenten Reflections Reflections and poems to offer spiritual guidance during this period of national and theological mourningBy The EditorsFebruary 23, 2021
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