A Hidden Struggle For many Catholic women experiencing infertility, the Church has not been a welcoming, listening place—and that’s something that needs to change. Bioethics Sexuality
Article Eunuchs & Maidens Lisabeth During writes on the changing meaning and influence of chastity, neither lamenting nor offering an apology for its decline. By Michael WestSeptember 12, 2022 Books Sexuality
Article Faith & the LGBTQ Community Commonweal writers explore the intersection of faith, politics, aesthetics, and the LGBTQ community.By The EditorsJune 21, 2022 LGBTQ issues Sexuality
Beyond Consent On this episode, journalist Christine Emba argues for a new understanding of sexual ethics grounded in traditional virtues. Sexuality Ethics
Article Clearing the Field Is it possible to talk about the moral aspect of sex in a way that does not put sexual harm at the center of the subject?By B. D. McClayDecember 21, 2021 Books Sexuality Culture
Article Understanding, Not Ultimatums Continuing the conversation about sex and genderBy Daniel WaldenApril 11, 2021 Sexuality Gender LGBTQ issues
PoliticsLock Him Up? Declining to charge Trump for fear of how his supporters might react would concede to him the one thing he’s always wanted: total impunity.By Griffin OleynickAugust 25, 2022
ReligionGood Samaritans? If we were to frame abortion in Samaritan terms, the Dobbs decision returns the wrong issue to the states.By Meghan SullivanAugust 31, 2022
Religion‘There Will Be Surprises’ Pope Francis’s meetings in Rome bring together cardinals from around the world to discuss Curial reform.By Joshua J. McElweeAugust 30, 2022
ReligionEarnest Desire Pope Francis’s letter on liturgical formation challenges and affirms the People of God as a whole. By Rita FerroneAugust 27, 2022
ReligionMaxima Culpa The Church should respond to the horror of unmarked graves in Canadian residential schools with apologies, not evasions.By Matt DinanJuly 15, 2021
CultureThe Paradox of Public Scholarship Public-facing scholarship has become a given for many academics—but at what cost?By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsSeptember 6, 2022
CultureOnly God Could Join Us to God The poet Michael Robbins and theologian David Bentley Hart on Christianity, Yeats, and growing oldBy Michael Robbins & David Bentley HartAugust 30, 2022
BooksWho’s It For? The question “What makes a story ‘good writing’?” can’t be answered until you know who the story is for.By Eve TushnetAugust 7, 2022
CollectionsAbortion After Dobbs Commonweal writers discuss what Dobbs is likely to mean for abortion law, American politics, and the challenge of creating a “culture of life” worthy of the name.By The EditorsAugust 30, 2022
