Daniel Walden

Daniel Walden is a writer and classicist. He spends his time thinking about Homeric philology, Catholic socialism, musical theater, and the Michigan Wolverines.

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Too Casual?

Christine Emba calls for a new sexual ethic, a rethinking of sex down to its roots. But her effort to develop an alternative ultimately disappoints.

By Daniel Walden

December 4, 2022

Article

All That We Are

The Outreach conference for LGBTQ Catholic ministry this year was closer to the heart of the institutional Church than any before it.

By Daniel Walden

August 1, 2022

U.S. Catholicism

Article

A Power of Refusal

Will Arbery’s ‘Corsicana’ forces the audience to confront its characters as individuals, not merely types.

By Daniel Walden

July 2, 2022

Article

One More Lifeless Idol

Sohrab Ahmari’s latest book attempts to answer fundamental questions. But his foggy appeal to tradition misunderstands its purpose and potential in our lives.

By Daniel Walden

March 9, 2022

U.S. Catholicism

Article

They Were Here

Writing graffiti can be a small rebellion, a sign that people passing through mattered.

By Daniel Walden

October 27, 2021

Article

Understanding, Not Ultimatums

Continuing the conversation about sex and gender

By Daniel Walden

April 11, 2021

Must Reads

Politics

Is ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule?

It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.

By Matt McManus

November 19, 2023

Religion

Sold by the Jesuits

Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.

By Marcia Chatelain

November 15, 2023

Culture

Have We Become Gods?

Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?

November 15, 2023

Books

Preserving Hope for Humanity

One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.

By Gilbert Meilaender

November 1, 2023

Collections

The Israel-Palestine Conflict

A collection of Commonweal's writings on the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2009

November 14, 2023

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