In fiction and nonfiction by Black American Catholics, the parochial school looms large as a place of education, formation, and conversion—for good or ill.
This May, the Women’s Ordination Conference will mark its fiftieth anniversary with another meeting in Detroit, where hundreds of Catholic women will gather to continue their fight for ordination.
If conservative and progressive Catholics are to succeed in reasserting Catholic social teaching, they need to confront neoliberalism’s presence within their own institutions.
“Mr. Wycliff, the bishop says that the Catholic schools are for all Catholic children,” the priest said. “Your children will be welcome in our school.”
With three decades of experience covering religion, politics, and issues of social and cultural import, the award-winning journalist and columnist will help expand the magazine's regular coverage of these areas.
Contributions to this symposium challenge us to think more deeply about how the Church and civil society can recognize and honor the humanity of those dealing with mental illness.
On this episode, Fr. Bryan Massingale argues that the ideology of white Christian nationalism undergirds and explains many of the most egregious policies and actions of the second Trump administration.
For all their differences, both Jordan Peterson and Ross Douthat engage in a pragmatic effort to enlist belief on behalf of a reactionary political project.
Chicago Catholicism is distinctive and one of its own is now the pope. What might Robert Prevost's South Side upbringing teach us about the man who would become Leo XIV?
The complex, sometimes romanticized, but ultimately prophetic Catholic peace movement has critical lessons to teach today's America amid a genocidal war in Gaza.
The 1950 Jubilee Year was a landmark moment for American Catholics, who were coming into their own power—and wealth—during an era of Cold War upheaval.
Is nuclear deterrence the foundation of our national security, or is it an unnecessary expenditure dedicated to inexcusable potential violence? Commonweal authors debate nuclear deterrence versus disarmament.
On this episode, financial journalist Gareth Gore explains how Opus Dei has recruited powerful individuals and harmed vulnerable ones in its quest for political influence.
Public figures should expect journalistic scrutiny, precisely because they are public figures. This includes those who bring their faith into the public square.
