Claudia Avila Cosnahan is the Mission & Partnerships Director for Commonweal and an instructor and consultant for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
Article Advent Anxiety Despite the personal, political, and institutional disappointments of the year, Advent gives us a time to lift our heads and seek new life in unexpected places. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan November 28, 2021 Spirituality Advent
Article In Awe of All People The late John August Swanson’s ‘Procession’ reminds us that we all walk together, sharing our suffering and our happiness. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan September 30, 2021 Arts Theology Death and Dying
Article Declaring What We See, Wayfaring When we celebrate Easter, we celebrate witness and testimony. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan April 4, 2021 Theology U.S. Catholicism
Article Holy Waiting “Palm Sunday and the Holy Triduum set us up to discover that what we hope for, what we wait for, isn’t always what we expect it to be.” By Claudia Avila Cosnahan March 28, 2021 Lent Coronavirus
Article Discerning the Grain of Wheat With an end in sight, we’re questioning whether our pre-pandemic way of living was, indeed, the best way to live. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan March 21, 2021 Lent Coronavirus
Article Parking Lot Revelations In “parking lot” conversations, removed from official channels, women of faith can often express themselves with greater honesty. By Claudia Avila Cosnahan March 14, 2021 U.S. Catholicism Women in the Church