Emma McDonald

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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.

Article

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

Quebec’s Moral Quagmire

The newly passed Bill 21 bans many state employees from wearing religious symbols on the job. It marks a serious test for religious freedom in Canada.

By Michael W. Higgins

July 9, 2019

Religion

Why the ‘Metropolitan Plan’ Doesn’t Work

In dealing with bishops who engage in sexual misconduct, the USCCB seems to think that bishops can police themselves, without lay input. We need a better system.

By Rita Ferrone

July 11, 2019

Culture

Small Graces

A city is noisy, dirty, sometimes cruel, sometimes surprisingly kind, always restless, constantly building over its own past. Like all things, it needs prayer.

By B. D. McClay

July 8, 2019

Books

Summer Readings & Screenings

The 1947 masterpiece ‘In a Lonely Place’ elevates noir conventions to perfection, finding evil in society, in others, even in ourselves.

By Griffin Oleynick and Anthony Domestico

July 11, 2019

Collections

Labor & the Catholic Church

Commonweal writers have long engaged with the church’s stance on labor rights, worker justice, and income inequality. Here are the best pieces from our archives.

By The Editors

July 10, 2019