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A Vibrant, Vital Commonweal

Dominic Preziosi succeeds Paul Baumann as Commonweal editor

By Thomas Baker

June 18, 2018

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Princeton Junction, New Jersey

Not to brag, but when people in our area shop for a parish, my parish is the one that wins

By Thomas Baker

September 12, 2017

Cathleen Kaveny, Bishop Robert McElroy, Peter Steinfels

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Prophecy without Contempt – A Commonweal Event Monday, March 7 in NYC (and live online)

By Thomas Baker

February 29, 2016

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Staff Picks: 'Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph' & 'Journey by Moonlight'

By Thomas Baker

December 26, 2015

Music

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Please Give a Moment to Commonweal on Giving Tuesday

By Thomas Baker

December 1, 2015

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Commonweal's Saturday Panel on the Synod: Come in Person, or Watch at Home

By Thomas Baker

September 9, 2015

Must Reads

Politics

Is ‘Bronze Age Pervert’ Born to Rule?

It’s hard to understand how anyone can think of Bronze Age Pervert as a role model, but an alarming number of young would-be fascists apparently do.

By Matt McManus

November 19, 2023

Religion

Sold by the Jesuits

Rachel L. Swarns's book dives into the history and legacy of the 272 slaves sold by the Jesuits at Georgetown University.

By Marcia Chatelain

November 15, 2023

Culture

Have We Become Gods?

Tara Isabella Burton’s new book asks: How has self-creation in pursuit of profit become our social ideal?

By Brad East

November 15, 2023

Books

Preserving Hope for Humanity

One fear ties together techno-utopian fantasies and anti-birth environmentalism: the messy, imperfect reality of our human bodies.

By Gilbert Meilaender

November 1, 2023

Collections

The Israel-Palestine Conflict

A collection of Commonweal's writings on the Israel-Palestine conflict since 2009

By The Editors

November 14, 2023