Article Do Catholic Colleges Have a Future? How should Catholic colleges and universities navigate the clash between neoliberalism and the common-good vision of Catholic social teaching?By Nancy A. DallavalleSeptember 21, 2023 Higher Education Books Religion
Article ‘When an Alien Resides with You’ The influx of migrants to New York City presents a logistical challenge—not an existential threat.By Paul MosesSeptember 19, 2023 Immigration Religion Politics
Feature Dancing 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 art Death and Dying Culture Religion
Article Making Sense of Levitating Saints The testimonies of witnesses to impossible events vivify the past. They allow us a glimpse of the world as some of those who lived long ago actually saw it.By Carlos EireSeptember 6, 2023 Religion Spirituality History
Article How We Misremember MLK The reason King is so frequently misread has less to do with his Black identity than with his Christian identity.By Vincent LloydSeptember 5, 2023 Race Books Religion Politics
Article Bringing Mass to a Migrant Camp “In a migrant camp, liturgy is an act of bricolage.”By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsSeptember 1, 2023 Immigration Liturgy Religion Politics
PoliticsChild Labor Isn’t in the Past We can’t afford to play dumb as labor protections fail and disappear. Treating children like cheap labor costs too much.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyAugust 6, 2023
ReligionOpus Dei’s Ordinary Secularity In a new history of Opus Dei, two senior members celebrate the group’s embrace of ordinary life.By Daniele PalmerAugust 4, 2023
CultureBarbie the Existentialist Stereotypical Barbie is everything, which is another way of saying that she is nothing.By Santiago RamosAugust 25, 2023
BooksIs Ethics Like Math? A new biography of philosopher Derek Parfit explains the eccentric philosopher's quest to find a legitimate secular moral theory. By Frank B. FarrellAugust 17, 2023
CollectionsPope Francis at Ten Years A wide-ranging collection of Commonweal’s coverage of the remarkable pontificate of Pope Francis.By The EditorsMarch 12, 2023