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Article ‘Born a Democrat, Baptized a Catholic’ The late Mark Shields, political columnist and commentator, offered a positive vision of politics and faith in action.By John CarrJune 29, 2022 Death and Dying U.S. Catholicism Media
Article The Empowerment Trap The documentary LuLaRich shows how the LuLaRoe multilevel-marketing scheme preyed on women’s desire to balance careers with families.By Emma McDonaldJanuary 6, 2022 Economy Media Gender
Article Breaking the Spell Focusing exclusively on the Church’s putative usefulness in the here and now often causes us to lose sight of other realities.By Paul BaumannAugust 27, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Pope Francis Media
Article Connecting the Dots Documenting the art and culture produced during the first decades of the Cold WarBy John T. McGreevyJune 20, 2021 Culture Books Media
Article What Happens Next? Lauren Oyler’s new novel is a knowing and hilariously bleak model for our internet age.By Jacob BacharachApril 15, 2021 Media Fiction
PoliticsHow Not to Defend Liberalism Technocratic neoliberalism is not the rightful heir of the liberal tradition, but an anti-democratic distortion of it.By Alexander SternSeptember 14, 2023
ReligionBringing Mass to a Migrant Camp “In a migrant camp, liturgy is an act of bricolage.”By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsSeptember 1, 2023
CultureDancing Around Death A new exhibit brings together Tibetan Buddhist and European Christian art, inviting visitors to ponder their ambivalence surrounding death.By Xiao SituSeptember 14, 2023
BooksHelen Keller, Christian Socialist Helen Keller's public image is benignly inspiring. A new book digs into her identity as a radical Leftist whose politics were rooted in her faith.By Nick TaborSeptember 13, 2023
CollectionsConfronting Climate Change Writing from Commonweal on the effects of climate change and our responsibility to care for our common home.By The EditorsSeptember 20, 2021
