Article An Unhealed Wound From our archives, highlights of a half-century's worth of writing on ‘Humanae Vitae’ By The EditorsJune 5, 2018 Contraception mandate Vatican II U.S. Catholicism Bishops Bioethics
Article From “Does Method Matter? Contraception and Catholic Identity,” Part II A devotional approach to Natural Family Planning teaches those who practice it that sex is a gift, not an entitlementBy Christopher C. RobertsJune 4, 2018 Sexuality Contraception mandate
Article From “Does Method Matter? Contraception and Catholic Identity,” Part I To understand human sex is to focus first on its effects on whole persons, not on its biological outcomeBy Lisa FullamJune 4, 2018 Sexuality Contraception mandate Women in the Church
Article From “Contraception and Honesty” What the ‘Humanae vitae’ debate is—and is not—aboutBy Peter SteinfelsJune 4, 2018 Bishops Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism Sexuality
Article From “Sex: How Odd of God” Humanae vitae was a regressive moment in Catholic history and the history of human sexualityBy Robert G. HoytJune 3, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism Sexuality
Article From “Indefensible: Moral Teaching after ‘Humanae Vitae’” Humanae vitae damaged not only the respect of the faithful for the Church's moral teaching, but also the integrity of Catholic moral theology itselfBy Michael DummettJune 3, 2018 Sexuality U.S. Catholicism Contraception mandate
PoliticsA Crisis Gone to Waste Any politician who believes that Washington has been too hard on Wall Street is mistaken, and should be firmly corrected by voters this NovemberBy The EditorsSeptember 18, 2018
ReligionTime to Leave? In the face of the church's manifold sins, we stay because we long for what the church teaches about human life to be trueBy Paul BaumannSeptember 23, 2018
CultureLady Sings the Chants A new book explores the thick atmosphere of religion surrounding Billie Holiday, tracing the fluid relations of music and faithBy Katherine LuckySeptember 7, 2018
BooksThings Fall Apart A new book tracks the decline of the American middle class over the past few decades, but offers few solutions for building a better futureBy Regina MunchSeptember 12, 2018
CollectionsSee, Judge, Act A collection of Commonweal’s coverage of liberation theology, 50 years after the extraordinary bishops’ conference at MedellínBy The EditorsAugust 24, 2018
