Article O. J. Simpson, Again "Like many others, I remember exactly where I was when the verdict came down in 1995. I was in Commonweal’s offices on Dutch Street in lower Manhattan." By Paul Baumann April 19, 2024 Race Politics Culture
Article Ireland Joins the World—and Leaves the Church In 'We Don’t Know Ourselves,' Fintan O’Toole examines the fitful way in which Ireland eventually embraced a secular liberal modernity. By Paul Baumann March 12, 2024 Religion Politics Europe
Article Ernie O’Malley, Irish Revolutionary In the Irish War for Independence, it was never certain who was your enemy and who were your allies. By Paul Baumann February 22, 2024 Culture Books History
Article Preaching the Real Presence “If the idea is to improve the average Catholic’s understanding of the Eucharist, I think it is a mistake to catechize on the subject in the homily.” By Paul Baumann February 13, 2024 Religion Liturgy
Article Remembering Charles R. Morris The late Charles R. Morris was undaunted by any intellectual challenge. By Paul Baumann January 11, 2024 Culture Books
Article Mary McCarthy Revisited “Looking back,” Mary McCarthy wrote, “I see that it was religion that saved me.” By Paul Baumann December 15, 2023 Books Culture Fiction