Phil Klay

Phil Klay is the author of Redeployment (Penguin Books) and the host of the podcast Manifesto! He teaches in the Fairfield University MFA program.

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Nothing Left Worth Saving

Set in a miserable dystopia, Houellebecq’s latest novel is both thought-provoking and wearying, fronted by a hypercynical yet dangerously nostalgic narrator.

By Phil Klay

February 27, 2020

Books

Literature

Secularism and Modernity

Must Reads

Politics

Redemption & Suffering in Joe Biden’s Eulogies

Joe Biden’s Irish-Catholic background and personal experience of suffering have made him an eloquent and empathetic mourner for people across the political spectrum.

By Paul Moses & Michael Connor

November 7, 2020

Religion

The Bundist Rabbi

An organized pursuit of justice is both Michael Feinberg’s work and his passion.

By Fran Quigley

January 2, 2021

Religion

‘Worship of a False God’

Fr. Bryan Massingale speaks about why racism persists in America and the Church: because racist policies and structures benefit white people.

By Regina Munch

December 27, 2020

Culture

‘Our Eucharist Is a Feast’

Both simple and profound, liturgical inculturation reflects the reality that liturgy has always drawn on local cultures.

By Rita Ferrone

January 5, 2021

Books

Apocalypse Now

A collection of essays by Elisa Gabbert explores how we respond collectively and individually to tragedy.

By Katherine Lucky

January 10, 2021

Books

Without God or Reason

Two new collections of Albert Camus’ work reveal the foundations of his future writing.

By Morten Høi Jensen

January 6, 2021

Collections

Fratelli Tutti

A collection of Commonweal’s writing about ‘Fratelli tutti,’ Pope Francis’s most recent papal encyclical, including the symposium from the December 2020 issue.

By The Editors

November 17, 2020