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PoliticsMission Accomplished? The missile attacks in Syria won’t deter Assad or salve our consciencesBy The EditorsApril 17, 2018
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ReligionGet Rid of the Clergy We should distinguish between the sacrament of orders, which we still need, and the clerical state, which we would be better off withoutBy Joe HollandApril 9, 2018
CultureCheating Death The Silicon Valley entrepreneurs currently waging a war on death should rethink their projectBy Mary McDonoughApril 4, 2018
BooksThose Who Can’t Make Art, Teach Tom Rachman’s wan comedy gestures toward a legacy worth havingBy Katherine MassingerApril 13, 2018
CollectionsA Visual Pilgrimage through Lent A series of spiritual meditations with some help from a different art gallery each week By Griffin OleynickMarch 31, 2018
CollectionsThomas Merton at Commonweal A selection of the monk, poet, and social critic’s spiritual writings from the archivesBy The EditorsJanuary 31, 2018
