Article Hope or Consolation? … poem, even the light is “restless” and “irregular.” She might want to linger, but she … By Will Brewbaker April 23, 2024 Poetry Death and Dying Books
Article A Literary Homeland Poet Philip Metres writes for those who have not been welcomed, who have found the way hard and the door closed. By Anthony Domestico April 23, 2024 Interview Poetry Immigration
Article Why Not Women? The all-male priesthood of the Catholic Church has become an outward sign of inner corruption. By Alice McDermott April 23, 2024 Priesthood Women in the Church Religion
Article The End of the Line A seemingly trivial change to New Jersey’s ballot design is good news for the future of democracy in America. By Matt Mazewski April 22, 2024 Domestic Affairs Politics
Article Poem | Full Moon "It was so lovely I had to cry / 'Look at the moon!' as if you or I / might never see one again." By Mary Jo Salter April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Poem | The New New Colossus "You play the part of a human bandage / On a body that will not stop bleeding." By Philip Metres April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Two Poems by William Hathaway "Lost in eloquence, Cicero forgot / to hike up his toga, letting it / trail in the muck." By William Hathaway April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Poem | Token Entry "Through the turnstile, / uptown or down, // past the bench / where life // sleeps" By John Skoyles April 22, 2024 Poetry
Article Consecrating Error? Steven D. Smith asks: How can we judge anyone's actions if the individual is just following their own conscience? By Bernard G. Prusak April 22, 2024 Supreme Court Nonfiction U.S. Catholicism
Article Books in Brief The editors read nonfiction about the work ethic, a memoir about the body, and a novel from a poet. By The Editors April 22, 2024 Books in Brief Nonfiction Fiction
Article Women and the Priesthood A symposium on women's ordination asks: In what ways are women excluded from and undervalued in the life of the Church? By The Editors April 22, 2024 Women in the Church Women Gender
Article Women at the Altar "For me, the exclusion of women from ordination is the most important issue facing the Church today because it results in so much pain." By Jane Varner Malhotra April 22, 2024 Religion Women in the Church Priesthood
Article Nursery Tales "The week before I gave birth to my son, I went to the library and checked out some novels." By Kate Lucky April 22, 2024 The Last Word
Article Letters | The Cuban embargo, aid to Israel, and meaning in Catholic media Readers discuss the U.S. embargo of Cuba, debate Israel and "just war," and the meaning of Catholic art. By The Editors April 22, 2024 Letters
Article Will Trumpism Spare Catholicism? "Just over six months out from the 2024 presidential election, it could be said that a 'Trump-Strickland' axis may be coming into existence." By Massimo Faggioli April 22, 2024 Donald Trump Religion Bishops