Feature A Precarious Unity? Ross Douthat’s book suggests that unless Pope Francis’s liberalizing agenda is resisted, the church will fall into chaos By Paul Baumann March 19, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Pope Francis Vatican II Books
Article Strike 3? Editor Paul Baumann responds to a reader who considers Commonweal “elitist” By Paul Baumann February 15, 2018 Donald Trump Media U.S. Catholicism
Article Revelations Here & Abroad A coming-of-age tale, Americans abroad, Frank Sinatra’s genius, and the how and why of belief By Paul Baumann November 20, 2017 Books Music
Feature Snakes, Violence & Grace? Does the viewer find more grace in Cristóbal de Villalpando’s Baroque altarpiece, or in Cézanne’s apple? By Paul Baumann October 11, 2017 Arts Secularism and Modernity
Article The Rich Are Different from You and Me Can we just be ‘intellectually honest’ about it? By Paul Baumann September 11, 2017 Donald Trump Election 2016
Article On Tyranny & Politics Where are the politicians with social democratic instincts who do more than draw enormous crowds? By Paul Baumann June 20, 2017 Domestic Affairs Donald Trump Economy Web Exclusive
