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.

December 4, 2022

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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.

August 1, 2022

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

Arts

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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.

March 9, 2022

Article

They Were Here

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

By Daniel Walden

October 27, 2021

Saints

The Last Word

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Understanding, Not Ultimatums

Continuing the conversation about sex and gender

April 11, 2021

Must Reads

Politics

Engaging Confederate Nostalgia

For those of us who have a visceral objection to Confederate Memorial Day, how should we engage a worldview that embraces the mythology of the Lost Cause?

By Richard Brown

May 10, 2023

Religion

St. Philip Neri’s Eucharistic Joy

Philip Neri is just the kind of saint we need: a model of lightness of spirit, divine laughter, and extraordinary ordinariness.

By John Rodden

May 26, 2023

Culture

Reckoning With Birth

Birth is one of humanity’s most under-explored subjects. Minimizing birth diminishes one of the greatest powers humans have had: the creation of life itself.

By Jennifer Banks

May 26, 2023

Books

Changing Our Minds About Time

In her latest book, Jenny Odell challenges the very idea of time management.

By Katherine Lucky

May 7, 2023

Collections

Father’s Day

Commonweal writers reflect on their fathers and fatherhood.

By The Editors

June 15, 2022