Helene Stapinski

Update your account password & email or
Subscribe to Commonweal

Helene Stapinski is the author of three books of nonfiction, including 2017’s Murder in Matera, and is a frequent contributor to the New York Times.

Article

Why I Left

After reading news of the lawsuits brought against the Diocese of Fairbanks and the Oregon province of the Society of Jesus, I left the church for good.

By Helene Stapinski

November 19, 2018

U.S. Catholicism

Sexual-abuse Crisis

Must Reads

Politics

Has Liberalism Failed?

Three writers assess the claims of Patrick Deneen’s critique of liberalism; the author offers a pointed response

December 3, 2018

Religion

Let Church Be Church Again

It is a challenging time, both for our nation and our church. But it can also be a graced moment, and an opportunity for healing.

By Carol Keehan, DC

November 27, 2018

Religion

Why I Came & What I Found

The church’s embrace is often a harsh one. I have been and continue to be pained by it

By Paul J. Griffiths

November 26, 2018

Religion

Why I Came

I would like to say that I immediately flew unto Mary, to stand before her, sinful and sorrowful, but it took a long time

By B. D. McClay

November 24, 2018

Culture

‘The Nun’s Story’ Revisited

However much we may admire the austerities and asceticism of pre-Vatican II religious life, the film depicts a closed world to which we cannot return

By Paul Baumann

December 4, 2018

Books

Christmas Critics

Smart reading suggestions for the 2018 holiday season

November 19, 2018

Collections

Why We Came. Why We Left. Why We Stay.

The Catholic faith is first of all a gift, one a person must choose to keep; the days of Catholicism by default are behind us

December 3, 2018

© 2018 Commonweal Magazine. All rights reserved. Design by Point Five, NY. Development by Deck Fifty Design.