Article Putting Ourselves Together Again Kaya Oakes’s new book addresses the experiences of women on the margins or in “liminal spaces”—women who do not fit in.By Rebecca Bratten WeissJanuary 8, 2022 Women in the Church Gender Saints Books LGBTQ issues
Article Going Gray Reminders of death—and of the dead—needn't be terrifying.By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsNovember 1, 2021 Spirituality Saints
Article They Were Here Writing graffiti can be a small rebellion, a sign that people passing through mattered.By Daniel WaldenOctober 27, 2021 Saints The Last Word
Article Distance, Not Desertion Perfect love casts out fear. And we can do so with a distance that embraces rather than refuses responsibility. By B. D. McClayApril 24, 2020 Coronavirus Spirituality Saints
Article From Captive to Saint St. Patrick is often celebrated with a feast day of public misbehavior, but a new book offers a sober and scholarly stripping away of myth and fable.By Peter QuinnMarch 17, 2020 Books Saints Spirituality
Article On the Edges of Empire Guadalupe began as a paradoxical figure, both symbol of indigenous faith and tool of colonialist oppression. Now, she demands we listen to the poor and marginalized.By Timothy MatovinaDecember 12, 2019 Spirituality U.S. Catholicism Bishops Race Theology Saints
PoliticsThe Art of the Possible How can Democrats salvage parts of their agenda after they failed to pass Build Back Better?By The EditorsJanuary 21, 2022
ReligionWelcoming the Stranger For Jesuit Relief Services executive director Joan Rosenhauer, refugee resettlement and support is the mission at the heart of Catholicism.By John GehringJanuary 13, 2022
CultureMirror, Mirror A major retrospective devoted to the art of Jasper Johns affords new visions of the artist, and ourselves.By Griffin OleynickJanuary 12, 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
BooksHard-Won Wisdom Lucille Clifton’s re-issued memoir celebrates life, acknowledges difficult times, and recognizes beauty wherever it can be found.By Clifford ThompsonJanuary 15, 2022
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
