Article The Limits of Dialogue The shameless triumphalism of traditionalist enclaves isn’t harmless, it’s spiritually corrupt.By Austen IvereighJanuary 20, 2022 Vatican II Pope Francis
Article ‘Shipwreck of Civilization’ Indifference toward the migrant crisis has lately become even more tinged with hostility to migrants themselves—and opposition to the right to migrate at all.By Griffin OleynickDecember 31, 2021 Immigration Pope Francis Foreign Affairs
Best of 2021 On this special episode, we revisit four of our favorite interviews from the past year. Fiction Jewish-Christian Relations Spirituality Pope Francis
Article Francis & the New Ecclesial Movements Pope Francis’s hands-on relationship with lay ecclesial movements is reflective of his own theological and spiritual roots.By Massimo FaggioliDecember 20, 2021 Pope Francis Laity Clericalism
Article Traditionalism, American-Style At no time in the post-conciliar period has opposition to Rome looked like this.By Massimo FaggioliNovember 23, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Pope Francis Bishops
Article ‘The Church Must Be Political’ In light of the upcoming USCCB meeting, Bishop John Stowe discusses the role of politics in the Church.By John GehringNovember 8, 2021 Bishops Interview Environment Race Pope Francis
PoliticsThe Fallen Idol Neoliberalism has failed. Catholic social teaching can help us replace it with something better.By Anthony AnnettJanuary 3, 2022
ReligionWhere the Action Is Questions of ministry in the Catholic Church—and who ministers—suggest way to bring Vatican II principles into practice.By Rita FerroneJanuary 5, 2022
CultureThe 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
BooksClearing the Field Is it possible to talk about the moral aspect of sex in a way that does not put sexual harm at the center of the subject?By B. D. McClayDecember 21, 2021
CollectionsChristmas Critics 2021 Editors and contributors recommend books at the end of the year.By The EditorsDecember 15, 2021
CollectionsThomas Merton at Commonweal A selection of the monk, poet, and social critic’s spiritual writings from the archivesBy The EditorsDecember 10, 2018
