Article An Idea Man Thomas Levergood, cofounder of the Lumen Christi Institute, possessed a visionary insight into trends and issues in Catholic thought.By Bernard McGinnSeptember 1, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Death and Dying
Article Much Obliged Too often during the pandemic, the Church encouraged us to resent the inconveniences of social distancing instead of supporting us in bearing this cross together.By Mollie Wilson O’ReillyAugust 31, 2021 Coronavirus U.S. Catholicism
Article Breaking the Spell Focusing exclusively on the Church’s putative usefulness in the here and now often causes us to lose sight of other realities.By Paul BaumannAugust 27, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Pope Francis Media
Article We’ve Come a Long Way An archival article on the challenges of clericalism a century ago reminds us why we shouldn’t glorify the pre–Vatican II Church.By John W. FarrellAugust 25, 2021 Vatican II U.S. Catholicism Web Exclusive
Article Internal Affairs The unexpected history (and consequences) of our modern understanding of conscienceBy Bernard G. PrusakAugust 11, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Nonfiction Theology
Article Loving Herself, Regardless Biles’s unwillingness to “power through” was a “no” to the sanctification of grit and the legacy of abuse faced by both U.S. gymnasts and Black women.By Susan Bigelow ReynoldsAugust 4, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Sexual-abuse Crisis Sports
PoliticsMake Them Pay The Pandora Papers should remind us to hold the wealthy accountable, at home and abroad.By The EditorsOctober 21, 2021
Religion‘The Problem Remains’ France’s report on clerical sexual abuse reveals a problem with institutional causes that must still be addressed.By Massimo FaggioliOctober 17, 2021
CultureFirst Contact What would we have to fear—or learn—from an encounter with extraterrestrials?By Santiago RamosOctober 16, 2021
BooksSilence & Contradiction The poetry of San Juan de la Cruz forgets the familiar, easy, and convenient, slipping into darkness and unknowing to find God.By Sharon MesmerOctober 13, 2021
CollectionsConfronting Climate Change Writing from Commonweal on the effects of climate change and our responsibility to care for our common home.By The EditorsSeptember 20, 2021
