Article Is Ethics Like Math? A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory. By Frank B. FarrellAugust 17, 2023 Ethics Philosophy Nonfiction
Article Pathways to Holiness James Keenan’s history of Catholic theological ethics reveals his commitment to historical consciousness, pastoral practice, and inclusivity.By Michael HollerichJuly 3, 2023 Theology Ethics History
Article Gorsuch Gets It Wrong Neil Gorsuch’s position on vaccines and religious liberty is fundamentally confused.By Bernard G. PrusakApril 25, 2023 Ethics Health Care Coronavirus Supreme Court
Must We Forgive? On this episode, Matthew Potts uses literary fiction to explain how forgiveness demands not instant pardon, but a reflexive habit of non-retaliation. Ethics Theology
Life Inside, and Out Veteran journalist Bill Keller offers a blunt indictment of our broken prison system while also pointing out real possibilities for reform. Social Justice Ethics
Article End It Now A new book about solitary confinement captures its horrors, but fails to grasp the moral urgency of abolishing the practice.By Derek S. JeffreysSeptember 10, 2022 Ethics Nonfiction
PoliticsChild Labor Isn’t in the Past We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyAugust 6, 2023
ReligionOpus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.By Daniele PalmerAugust 4, 2023
CultureBarbie the Existentialist Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.By Santiago RamosAugust 25, 2023
BooksIs Ethics Like Math? A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory. By Frank B. FarrellAugust 17, 2023
CollectionsPope Francis at Ten Years A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.By The EditorsMarch 12, 2023
