Isabella Simon

Isabella Simon is the assistant managing editor at Commonweal.

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Climbing & Falling

As a climber, having faith in my own body isn’t a matter of convincing myself it is perfect just the way it is. It’s a matter of not preemptively accepting failure.
By Isabella Simon
March 27, 2021
Spirituality

Must Reads

Politics

Make Them Pay

The Pandora Papers should remind us to hold the wealthy accountable, at home and abroad.
By The Editors
October 21, 2021
Culture

First Contact

What would we have to fear—or learn—from an encounter with extraterrestrials?
By Santiago Ramos
October 16, 2021
Books

Silence & Contradiction

The poetry of San Juan de la Cruz forgets the familiar, easy, and convenient, slipping into darkness and unknowing to find God.
By Sharon Mesmer
October 13, 2021
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