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Readers discuss the contribution of civil servants, reflect on the personal kindness of Fr. David Tracy, and consider the future of the Democratic Party.

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July 1, 2025

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Letters | Care and Controversy

Readers reflect on a crisis of care and underground faith.

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May 27, 2025

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Letters | Progressives, pilgrims, and the lessons of history

Readers debate progressive prejudices, discuss faith and doubt, and praise a recent essay about Trump's betrayal of Ukraine.

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April 21, 2025

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Letters | Houses and homes, church reviews, and good criticism

Readers discuss the ethics of homeownership, liturgical furniture, and negative reviews.

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March 24, 2025

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Letters | Reading right, chronic pain, Communion, and the “Cornaro men”

Readers take issue with a cover image and an Arabic translation.

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February 22, 2025

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Letters | Conditional surrender, ‘Conclave,’ and Puerto Rico

Readers discuss just-war theory's approach to surrender and the political status of Puerto Rico.

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January 27, 2025

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Letters | Queer love and election postmortems

Readers criticize a recent essay about queer love and reflect on Commonweal's election coverage.

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December 24, 2024

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Letters | Zinder and the lessons of history

Readers discuss the warnings of history and a Niger love story.

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November 24, 2024

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Letters | Women’s ordination, swimming pools, and David Jones’s language

Readers take issue with a recent essay on women's ordination and praise the crackle of David Jones's poetry.

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October 18, 2024

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Letters | Medicalizing grief, complicating belief

Readers discuss faith that encompasses doubt and the experience of prolonged grief.

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September 23, 2024

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Letters | Antisemitism in Australia?

Readers debate Viva Hammer's recent article on antisemitism in Australia.

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August 21, 2024

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Letters | Women priests and Thomas Merton

Readers consider Commonweal's symposium on women and the priesthood and discuss Thomas Merton's continued relevance.

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July 1, 2024

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Letters | The Catholic Left, Evangelical diversity, and neoliberalism’s stranglehold

… article “ When the FBI Feared the Catholic Left ” (March). At age seventy-nine, I’m one of the current “Catholic Left” who met and was inspired by Philip, … an extended network of East Coast Catholic Left activists. We have named ourselves the …

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May 24, 2024

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Letters | The Cuban embargo, aid to Israel, and meaning in Catholic media

Readers discuss the U.S. embargo of Cuba, debate Israel and "just war," and the meaning of Catholic art.

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April 22, 2024

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Letters | Israel’s actions in Gaza, alternatives to integralism,  roadblocks to environmental protection

Readers discuss the war in Gaza, integralist "solutions" to declining religious affiliation, and Pope Francis's ecological vision.

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March 25, 2024

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Letters | Thérèse of Lisieux, school vouchers, and sleepwalking bishops

Readers discuss American democracy and the U.S. bishops, the function of school vouchers, and the impact of St. Thérèse.

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February 23, 2024

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Letters | Theological reflections and consumer culpability

Readers discuss the meaning of the Real Presence and the role of consumers in environmental destruction.

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January 26, 2024

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Letters | The war in Gaza, eucharistic realism, Louis Bouyer’s insights, and George Eliot’s continued relevance

Readers discuss the theology of Louis Bouyer, the enigmatic George Eliot, and the need for an end to the war in Gaza.

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December 22, 2023

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Letters | Methadone clinics, Israel, the Farm Bill, and miraculous gifts

Readers discuss the value of methadone, the hubris of Netanyahu, and the Catholic teaching regarding miracles.

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November 26, 2023

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Letters | Robert Bellah’s socialism, the war in Ukraine, and Catholic higher education

Readers consider Robert Bellah’s anti-capitalism, weigh in on the ethics of the Ukraine War, and reflect on the state of Catholic higher education.

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October 28, 2023

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Letters | Fighting featureless modernity, helping young  people find Christ

Readers discuss finding meaning in modernity and the challenge of modeling Christ for young people.

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September 23, 2023

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Letters | Addressing the priest shortage and countering consumerism

Readers discuss civic renewal, the need for religious community, and the benefits and limits of lay parish directors.

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August 28, 2023

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On the Edge of Empires

“Happily, Helsinki is not all geopolitical excitement. It is also lumberingly omnipresent trams, for which I quickly come to feel something close to love.”

By Paul J. Griffiths

August 21, 2023

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Letters | Higher education, nuns and abuse, Baptism, AI

Readers discuss the state of American higher education, the role for nonviolence in Ukraine, and the meaning of charity.

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July 16, 2023

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Letters | No end in sight for Ukraine; assisted suicide & God’s will

Readers discuss the possibility of a humane resolution to the Ukraine War and ask whether we can really know God’s will in making end-of-life decisions.

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May 28, 2023

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