Article An Awakening Universe Human thought marks nature coming to know itself. As stewards of creation, we are also stewards of consciousness.By John F. HaughtNovember 12, 2023 Science Spirituality Technology
Article St. Francis Sings It is possible that Francis wanted to hear his ‘Canticle of the Sun’ endlessly simply because he was so proud of it.By Kathleen BradyNovember 12, 2023 Religion Music The Last Word
Article Thirty Days in Jerusalem "There’s regular routine. There’s emergency routine. And there is wartime routine. The only thing I know about this routine is that it’s never routine."By Abi Dauber SterneNovember 10, 2023 War and Peace Middle East
Feature From Bernalda to Bleecker St. Fr. Luigi Portarulo has breathed new life into an Italian-American parish in Greenwich Village.By Helene StapinskiNovember 9, 2023 U.S. Catholicism Priesthood Vatican
Article The Synodal Journey Continues The good news is that we are still a Vatican II Church: thanks to Francis, efforts by some to shape the Church in an anti-conciliar way have failed.By Massimo FaggioliNovember 8, 2023 Synodality Pope Francis Bishops
Article A Good Start for the Synod... The Synod recognized the urgency of including women more fully in the Church, but its conclusions left much to be desired.By Frank BrennanNovember 8, 2023 Synodality Women in the Church Bishops
PoliticsIs ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule? It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.By Matt McManusNovember 19, 2023
ReligionSold by the Jesuits Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.By Marcia ChatelainNovember 15, 2023
CultureHave We Become Gods? Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?By Brad EastNovember 15, 2023
BooksPreserving Hope for Humanity One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.By Gilbert MeilaenderNovember 1, 2023
CollectionsThe Israel-Palestine Conflict A collection of Commonweal's writings on the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2009By The EditorsNovember 14, 2023
