Listen: From Bernalda to Bleecker St. Helene Stapinski reads her feature about Fr. Luigi Portarulo, a young Italian priest making his way in New York City. U.S. Catholicism Religious Life Vatican
Article The Eyes Have It These priests who argue endlessly against washing the feet of women during the Mandatum on Holy Thursday, I wonder, do they ever look up during the ritual?By Fr. NonomenApril 6, 2023 U.S. Catholicism Pope Francis Religious Life
Feature Renunciation and Christian Happiness If union with God in self-sacrificing love is the highest end of a life, providing true happiness, how can we achieve it?By Zena HitzMarch 20, 2023 Religious Life Philosophy Lent
Feature Opening to the World Luke Timothy Johnson on his time with the BenedictinesBy Luke Timothy JohnsonFebruary 3, 2022 Religious Life Nonfiction
Feature Learning from Las Hermanas Looking back at Las Hermanas’ role in the three Encuentros can help those committed to synodality better understand the task ahead.By Amirah OrozcoJanuary 10, 2022 Women in the Church Latin America Religious Life Synodality
The Varieties of Religious Community Today On this special podcast episode, we’re joined by the editors and writers who helped create our package of stories on Catholic religious communities. U.S. Catholicism Religious Life
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
