Article From “An Alternative Proposal” This is no time to leave the Church, but a time to make it what it should be By Daniel Callahan June 3, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism
Article From “The Encyclical Crisis” Those who contradict this encyclical must do it out of love for the whole Church, out of love for those whose faith is endangered By Bernhard Häring June 3, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Contraception mandate Bishops
Article “The Symbol of Birth Control,” editorial The birth control debate is the great symbol of the Church’s attempt to come to terms with its own history By The Editors June 3, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism
Article What Are We Waiting For? Poverty forces us toward others, and this communion is the real wealth of Christians. By Marc Barnes June 3, 2018 Poverty Spirituality Secularism and Modernity Death and Dying
Article More Thoughts on the Future of Academic Theology Christ's parable of the sheep and the goats offers a model for teaching theology in colleges and universities By PAUL LAKELAND June 2, 2018 Theology Higher Education U.S. Catholicism
Article Catholic Anti-Liberalism and Religious Liberty A pivotal document from Vatican II fundamentally opts for democracy, pluralism, and freedom By Massimo Faggioli June 2, 2018 Vatican II Secularism and Modernity Bishops Columnists
Feature Worthy of His Name Wim Wenders talks about his new documentary on Pope Francis By Matthew Boudway June 1, 2018 Spirituality Movies Foreign Affairs Pope Francis
Article Taking on Abuse in Chile How can the pope begin to address the pervasive corruption of clerical sex abuse? Women can help. By Rita Ferrone May 31, 2018 Sexual-abuse Crisis Pope Francis Foreign Affairs Columnists
Article Walt Whitman, Poet of Democracy When one reads Whitman, one immediately understands that one is in the presence of a genius By Jorge Luis Borges May 31, 2018 Books Poetry Latin America Web Exclusive From the Archives
Article Call Out the Lies Lies do not deserve deference just because a president tells them By E. J. Dionne Jr. May 31, 2018 Immigration Domestic Affairs Donald Trump
Article Promoting Torture Gina Haspel's refusal to accept responsibility for her role in the Bush administration's use of torture is deeply troubling By The Editors May 30, 2018 Editorial Domestic Affairs Foreign Affairs
Article A Gentile’s Philip Roth Among Philip Roth's immense gifts was the gift of friendship. By Jack Miles May 29, 2018 Sexuality Spirituality Books
Article From “Contraception and the Council” For the first time, as the culmination of a slow evolution, a council gave authoritative teaching on coital purpose By John T. Noonan May 28, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Contraception mandate
Article From “Religion and Sex” That love which makes youth beautiful has for its aim and issue a creative act, the founding of a family By G. K. Chesterton May 28, 2018 Sexuality Bioethics Contraception mandate
Article An Introduction to ‘Commonweal’ & ‘Humanae Vitae’ ‘Commonweal’ has published more than its fair share of such commentary on ‘Humanae Vitae’, most of it questioning the encyclical’s reasoning By Paul Baumann May 28, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism
