Article A Burial at Gethsemani Contemplating our mortality can draw us deeper into our communitiesBy Gregory K. HillisFebruary 3, 2018 Death and Dying Spirituality U.S. Catholicism The Last Word Religious Life
Article Monk & Hunters Am I a monk the same way he is a hunter?By Thomas MertonJanuary 30, 2018 Spirituality Religious Life From the Archives
Feature Active & Contemplative Orders Is there a paradox between the active and contemplative lives?By Thomas MertonJanuary 29, 2018 Spirituality Religious Life Theology From the Archives
Article Not So Great Escape ‘Novitiate’ cartoonishly construes the abbey as a prisonBy Rand Richards CooperNovember 29, 2017 Movies Religious Life
Article Mother Cabrini’s American Welcome Mother Cabrini faced discrimination as an immigrant then devoted her life to welcoming othersBy Paul MosesNovember 13, 2017 Religious Life Domestic Affairs Women in the Church
Article The ‘Crazy Love’ of Dr. Ruth Pfau Ruth Pfau pursued her health mission in a manner that not only alleviated suffering, but helped erode walls of prejudice and fearBy John RoddenNovember 1, 2017 Social Justice Religious Life
PoliticsMission Accomplished? The missile attacks in Syria won’t deter Assad or salve our consciencesBy The EditorsApril 17, 2018
ReligionThere Are Also Women There Women are usually in the background of papal statements, if they appear at all. Not this timeBy Rita FerroneApril 10, 2018
ReligionGet Rid of the Clergy We should distinguish between the sacrament of orders, which we still need, and the clerical state, which we would be better off withoutBy Joe HollandApril 9, 2018
CultureCheating Death The Silicon Valley entrepreneurs currently waging a war on death should rethink their projectBy Mary McDonoughApril 4, 2018
BooksThose Who Can’t Make Art, Teach Tom Rachman’s wan comedy gestures toward a legacy worth havingBy Katherine MassingerApril 13, 2018
CollectionsA Visual Pilgrimage through Lent A series of spiritual meditations with some help from a different art gallery each week By Griffin OleynickMarch 31, 2018
CollectionsThomas Merton at Commonweal A selection of the monk, poet, and social critic’s spiritual writings from the archivesBy The EditorsJanuary 31, 2018
