Stephen McNulty

Stephen McNulty is a former Commonweal editorial intern and a graduate student at Boston College’s Clough School of Theology and Ministry.

Pope Leo’s emphasis on Vatican II reminds us that American Catholics have long sought a meaningful synthesis between Catholicism and democracy.

By Stephen McNulty

May 5, 2026

At his inauguration, Zohran Mamdani offered a substantive and beautiful glimpse into what local leftist politics can look and feel like.

By Stephen McNulty

January 6, 2026

Sufjan Stevens's 'Carrie & Lowell' features a dance of dissociation, disclosure, and witness — one especially familiar to queer religious people.

By Stephen McNulty

June 26, 2025