Emma McDonald

Emma McDonald, a former Commonweal intern, earned a Master of Arts in Religion with a concentration in ethics from Yale Divinity School in 2019. She will start a PhD in Theological Ethics at Boston College this fall.

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Listening to the Laity

If the church wants to help laypeople make informed decisions about their reproductive choices, it needs to listen more deeply to their concrete experiences

November 27, 2018

Must Reads

Politics

‘No Tenemos Miedo’

The protests in Cuba may provide an opportunity for Cuban citizens to empower themselves, if they are properly supported.

By Alejandro Anreus

July 28, 2021

Religion

A Living Catholic Tradition

With his latest motu proprio, Pope Francis confirms the reformed liturgy as normative for the whole Church, reaffirming the Second Vatican Council.

By Rita Ferrone

July 23, 2021

Culture

‘When Black Was Born’

A new documentary explores the power of Black music at the Harlem Cultural Festival in 1969.

By Clifford Thompson

August 1, 2021

Books

Seen and Not Seen

Helen Oyeyemi’s latest novel, ‘Peaces,’ is a work of imaginative exuberance, at once absurd and moving.

By Phil Christman

July 25, 2021

Collections

National Poetry Month

April is National Poetry Month. To celebrate, we’re collecting poems and writings about poetry, with new additions by our literary critic every Friday.

By The Editors

April 7, 2021

Collections

Fiction in Commonweal

To celebrate the publication our summer fiction issue, a new collection of short stories from our archives.

By The Editors

July 30, 2019