Paul Baumann

Article

Torments & Frenzies

Graham Greene’s life is both more interesting and more nuanced than the New Yorker appears to believe.

By Paul Baumann

March 31, 2021

biography

Media

Article

Sound Views

Reflections from the beaches overlooking Long Island Sound.

By Paul Baumann

February 26, 2021

Article

Biden the Catholic, Part Two

Some conservative Catholics and U.S. bishops are eager to exploit any controversy over Biden’s Catholicism, but in doing so they reveal their hypocrisy.

February 10, 2021

Article

‘Citizen Kane’ Revisited

‘Mank,’ a new movie about the politics behind ‘Citizen Kane,’ focuses on Upton Sinclair—a friend of Commonweal’s founding editor.

By Paul Baumann

January 22, 2021

Movies

Article

Looking Down from the High Ground

Barack Obama’s memoir is written with admirable clarity and attention to detail, but is weighed down by its tone.

January 1, 2021

Article

The Life of a Parish-Life Coordinator

As the number of priests declines, parish-life coordinators like Eleanor Sauers are stepping in to fill administrative and spiritual roles across the country.

October 29, 2020

Must Reads

Politics

Tell Me Your Story

For Maria Hinojosa, journalism requires shedding light on the people who have been ignored by mainstream narratives.

By Regina Munch

April 6, 2021

Religion

What We’ve Been Missing

This year has taught us in an unprecedented way what it means to hope for resurrection.

By Roberto J. De La Noval

April 3, 2021

Culture

The House of Merrill

Letters from James Merrill and verse from poets who follow him, all exploring arcana with surprising rhymes and intricate musicality.

By Anthony Domestico

April 9, 2021

Books

Hope for Suffering Souls

Kirstin Valdez Quade’s new novel centers around the radical promise of the Crucifixion.

By Valerie Sayers

March 30, 2021

Books

‘A Providentialism Without God’

Three new books interrogate America’s most cherished illusion.

By Eugene McCarraher

March 29, 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