The September issue is here! Inside: - Terry Eagleton on becoming notorious - @samuelmoyn.bsky.social, Shai Held, and Paul J. Griffiths on universalism - Pedro Gonzalez on Mike Pence - Dorothy Fortenberry on J. D. Vance & Lena Dunham And much more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...

It’s easy to blame vaccine skepticism on ignorance or scientific misinformation. But what if we took time to listen to some Americans’ sincere fears about vaccines? A NEW EPISODE of the Commonweal podcast: www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/anti...

The July/August issue is here! Featuring a 'Magnifica humanitas' symposium, with @antoniospadaro.bsky.social, @frankpasquale.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy, Meghan Sullivan, Kevin Gallagher, @millervincent.bsky.social, and @johntmcgreevy.bsky.social And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...

In the third and final episode of “The City and the Cross,” Aaron Robertson reckons with what was truly lost in Detroit’s 1989 parish closures and asks whether the Catholic Church is any more committed to its Black congregants today. Listen now! www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/dots...

The June issue is here! Feat.: - @massimofaggioli.bsky.social and Thomas Banchoff on liberal democracy & the Church - Ian Marcus Corbin on our 'ownerist' society - Ellen Wayland-Smith on the hardness of Christian love And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...

This Thursday (5/7): Join us for a virtual panel on Black spiritual community in a digital age! Feat. Osun priestess Juju Bae, Buddhist minister Lama Rod Owens, and moderation from Commonweal's Centennial Fellow, Aaron Robertson. Click here to register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

The May issue is here! Feat.: - Rand Richards Cooper on writing in an AI age - @heidischlumpf.bsky.social on the case for lay preaching - Aaron Robertson on the education of Black Catholic writers - The Editors on Trump's war budget And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...

Commonweal is now accepting applications for its Centennial Fellowship! This one-year fellowship is for an outstanding early-career writer looking to expand upon a compelling aspect of their work. To learn more and apply, visit cwlmag.org/fellows!

OPEN NOW: Commonweal is seeking an editorial intern for the summer of 2026! Learn more and join the life of the magazine! www.cwlmag.org/interns

The April issue is here! Feat.: - @susanbreynolds.bsky.social on Easter and cynicism - @alexwstern.bsky.social on AI - A conversation between Patti Smith and @antoniospadaro.bsky.social - @heidischlumpf.bsky.social on women's ordination And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...

A recently released scorecard from NETWORK, the Catholic political lobby, assesses whether members of Congress support legislation that advances Catholic social teaching. Catholic Republicans do not perform well. Read more from Schlumpf: www.commonwealmagazine.org/schlumpf-cat...

Commonweal is pleased to announce that Rev. John I. Jenkins, CSC, President Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame, is the 2026 recipient of its biennial Centennial Award! The award will be presented at the Commonweal Benefit Dinner on October 5, 2026. www.commonwealmagazine.org/news/announc...

"These parents like spending time with children. Not every adult does, but they do. To them, kids are funny and imaginative and precocious." Kate Lucky reports on the families choosing to have lots and lots of kids: www.commonwealmagazine.org/large-famili...

The man may be dead, but the ethos of the Epstein network is ascendant in American public life. For the March issue, the editors reflect on the latest release of Epstein emails. Read here: www.commonwealmagazine.org/editorial-ep...

The March issue is here! Feat.: - @regmunch.bsky.social & Patricia Hampl on the crisis in Minnesota - The Editors on Epstein - Frederick Bauerschmidt on Erik Varden's theology - @heidischlumpf.bsky.social interviews John Carr And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...

Now Open! The 'Commonweal' Prize for Short Fiction, feat. guest judge @philklay.bsky.social! The annual prize recognizes original short fiction from emerging writers. The winner will receive $1,000 and publication in our fiction issue. Learn more here! commonweal.submittable.com/submit/34945...

THIS FRIDAY in Washington, D.C.: Commonweal is thrilled to be co-sponsoring a conversation at Georgetown exploring Pope Francis's call for a culture of encounter. Feat: @roberttalisse.bsky.social, Nadia Urbinati, and @paulelie.bsky.social. RSVP today! berkleycenter.georgetown.edu/events/democ...

You might notice that we've given Commonwealmagazine.org a modest makeover. We hope the website now looks a little more like the magazine itself: a curated selection of writing on democracy, faith, and the common good, meant to reward attention. Commonwealmagazine.org

The February issue is here! Feat: - A dispatch by @kevjg.bsky.social from a DHS protest - Rita Ferrone on Leo and the liturgy - @catholicclod.bsky.social on universalism and forgiveness - James Chappel on Charles Murray and Christianity And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2026-...

The January issue is here! Inside: - George Scialabba on the end of verbal literacy - Anne M. Carpenter on Balthasar and the Catholic right - Sharon Mesmer on Patti Smith - M. Anthony Mills on a MAGA attack on science And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

The December issue is here!🎄Inside: - @sohrabahmari.bsky.social calls for a Christian-democratic renewal—and four contributors respond - Aaron Robertson reports on Black Catholic life in Detroit - Editors and friends recommend Christmas reads And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

Mark your calendars! On Thursday, December 4, join us at @columbiauniversity.bsky.social's Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary for a conversation between Roosevelt Montás and Adam Kirsch on reading and the good life. RSVP here! www.commonwealmagazine.org/rootsdialogue

Please join us in welcoming the great @heidischlumpf.bsky.social to Commonweal! We’re delighted to announce that Heidi will be coming on board as Senior Correspondent. Read more about it here! www.commonwealmagazine.org/news/heidi-s...

THIS THURSDAY: 'Why Write?' Film critic @alissawilkinson.bsky.social will be in conversation with poet Micheal O’Siadhail at Columbia's Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary. RSVP here! events.columbia.edu/go/Commonwea...

The November issue is here! Feat: - Lauren Kane on St. Godric - Alexander Stern on technology and deculturation - An interview with Brandon Taylor - The Editors on Leo & care for the poor And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

TOMORROW: Join us as we host Matthew Sitman and Tara Isabella Burton in dialogue at the Burke Library at Union Theological Seminary! RSVP here: cwlmag.org/rootsdialogue

Join the life of the magazine as we enter our second century! Commonweal is hiring a Director of Advancement and a Finance & Operations Manager — learn more here: cwlmag.org/jobs

Former Commonweal managing editor and longtime friend of the magazine Pat Jordan has died. RIP, a true servant of God.

The October issue is here! Feat: - Ellen Wayland-Smith on eating Christ's body - Jason Blakely on expertise and Covid-19 - A symposium on caring for the mentally ill - The Editors on an authoritarian Supreme Court And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

The September issue is here! Inside: - @susanbreynolds.bsky.social on Trump and Pinochet - Phil Christman on economics and Christianity - @heidischlumpf.bsky.social on Catholic 'mom bloggers' - Lynn Casteel Harper on the virtues of solitude And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...