The Parson’s Office Poet and Episcopal priest Spencer Reece speaks about his new memoir, The Secret Gospel of Mark. Poetry Priesthood
Friend of God Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel offered prophetic insights into the nature of God, the meaning of justice, and the necessity of Jewish-Christian dialogue. Jewish-Christian Relations Spirituality
A Diminished Thing? Paul Elie addresses Joe Biden’s political strategy, the Church’s stance on LGBT unions and women’s ordination, and the legacy of the abuse crisis. U.S. Catholicism Politics
Ending Islamophobia Jordan Denari Duffner explains how Islam nourishes her own faith, and calls on Christians to become better acquainted with their Muslim neighbors. Muslim-Christian Relations Spirituality
Iran & America Most Americans are used to thinking of Iran as an adversary. But that hasn’t always been the case. Middle East Foreign Affairs
‘The Open Destiny of Life’ Kirstin Valdez Quade speaks on the value of vulnerability, the religious history of the American Southwest, and the importance of empathy in fiction Fiction Spirituality
PoliticsReckoning with Guantánamo The continued existence of Guantánamo Bay is unconscionable. So is the fact that it was ever opened in the first place.By The EditorsSeptember 28, 2021
Religion‘Always Together’ An excerpt from ‘Siblings All, Sign of the Times: The Social Teaching of Pope Francis’By Pope FrancisSeptember 28, 2021
CultureIn Awe of All People The late John August Swanson’s ‘Procession’ reminds us that we all walk together, sharing our suffering and our happiness.By Claudia Avila CosnahanSeptember 30, 2021
Books‘Sops to Humanity’ Samuel Moyn’s new book demonstrates how a focus on war crimes has distracted us from the evil of war itself.By Phil KlayOctober 4, 2021
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
