Article 'This Is Our Opera' A conversation with Jake Heggie, the composer who adapted the story of Sr. Helen Prejean's work against capital punishment as an opera.By Griffin OleynickSeptember 25, 2023 Arts Music Interview
Feature Memory and Movement The Buglisi Dance Theatre’s annual show is an embodied liturgy in remembrance of 9/11.By Cecilia WhalenSeptember 11, 2023 Arts Music
Article Waist Deep in the Big Muddy Has the United States learned anything from Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan? The same assumptions that led us into those conflicts have now led us to Ukraine.By Andrew J. BacevichSeptember 7, 2023 War and Peace Ukraine Music
Article ‘The Craic Was Mighty’ When I moved to New York City, I was searching for community and connection. I found it in traditional Irish music.By Isabella SimonAugust 19, 2023 Music The Last Word
Article Duke Ellington’s Sacred Swing The music of Duke Ellington weaves together religious sensibilities with the sensibilities of this world. It elevates spirit, mind, and body.By Steve FuttermanMay 20, 2023 Music Culture Religion
Article One Heartbreaking Friendship In his perceptive and unforgettable memoir, Hua Hsu reflects on music, Asian American identity, and a beautiful friendship that ends in tragedy.By Burke NixonMay 15, 2023 Books Race Music Culture
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
