Adam Willis

Adam Willis is a freelance writer based in Washington, D.C. His work has appeared in the Boston Globe, Politico, The Outline, and Slate.

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A Different Kind of Heaven

The late singer-songwriter John Prine imagined paradise as a place like Earth, only more abundant, and more welcoming for sinners.

By Adam Willis

April 14, 2020

Death and Dying

Music

Spirituality

Feature

‘Who Is This Stupid God?’

On the ground reporting from the Philippines, where President Rodrigo Duterte’s attacks on the Catholic Church have called forth a renewed sense of solidarity.

By Adam Willis

February 8, 2019

Must Reads

Politics

Drinking Alone

Moving to a Rust Belt town taught me that real solidarity is harder than it looks.

By Jonathan Malesic

July 13, 2020

Religion

Breath & Fire

The gift of the Holy Spirit allows us to passionately fight for the peace of Christ, a peace far greater than the one offered by oppressive authorities.

By M. Shawn Copeland

July 8, 2020

Culture

Summer Readings & Screenings

In this second installment of our summer series, we’re thinking about race in America with help from Harold Cruse and Kathleen Collins.

By Griffin Oleynick and Anthony Domestico

July 10, 2020

Books

Muddling Through

George Scialabba has provided not just a profound account of depression, but a reminder of how precarious our lives can be, and how much we need each other.

By Matthew Sitman

July 14, 2020

Collections

The Coronavirus

COVID-19 has profoundly affected our daily lives. Catch up with some of Commonweal’s best writing on the political and spiritual ramifications of the virus.

By The Editors

April 21, 2020