Magazine

February 23, 2018

v.145 n.4

Article

Canon Fodder

E. Christian Brugger argues that the Council of Trent (1545–1563) taught unequivocally that marriage is indissoluble. Is that true?

By Thomas Noble

March 5, 2018

Theology

Books

Article

Santo? Dubito

We don’t need to keep canonizing former popes

By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly

March 3, 2018

Pope Francis

Pope John Paul II

Columnists

Article

In the Presence of Mystery

Though scientists resist explanations of faith, fashion and fantasy, Roger Penrose shows that all three are at work in how scientists think about the universe

By Paul Johnston

February 19, 2018

Books

Evolution

Secularism and Modernity

Feature

‘Cast a Cold Eye’

Christianity may debunk death, but it also regards it as an abomination. What do we do with it?

February 17, 2018

Article

Strike 3?

Editor Paul Baumann responds to a reader who considers Commonweal “elitist”

February 15, 2018

Feature

No More Nukes?

Are we at last on the eve of the postnuclear millennium?

By Michael C. Desch and Gerard F. Powers

February 9, 2018

Article

Monsters, Politics, Romance

In this sci-fi monster movie, political parable, spy drama, and love story, Guillermo del Toro purveys such stuff as dreams—and nightmares—are made of

By Rand Richards Cooper

February 7, 2018

Movies

Article

A Time to Judge

Francis has demanded accountability from priests and bishops, and now he must be held to account for how he has handled the sexual-abuse crisis

By The Editors

February 6, 2018

Pope Francis

Bishops

Sexual-abuse Crisis

Article

English Is Not Latin

From Evagrius of Antioch to George Steiner, there is unanimity that a genuine translation must communicate well. What will the U. S. bishops recommend today?

By Gerald O'Collins, SJ and John Wilkins

February 5, 2018