Article Letters | Stories of sin and redemption Readers respond to the Flannery O’Connor controversy, the 1619 project, and the attitudes of early American toward executive authority. By The Editors October 22, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | Drinking alone and together Readers weigh in on rural culture in Jonathan Malesic’s essay, “Drinking Alone,” and the author replies. By The Editors October 12, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | An exchange about the Armenian genocide, pandemic sanctions An exchange about the Armenian genocide and a reader response to Cuban sanctions in light of the economic strain of the pandemic. By The Editors August 26, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | Responses to Pascal & the Magisterium Readers respond to the May 2020 article about Blaise Pascal, and the author replies. By The Editors July 1, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | A correction, the acquittal of Cardinal Pell & more Readers weigh in on racial sensitivity, LGBTQ+ representation, and all sides of the Cardinal Pell acquittal. By The Editors May 27, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | Darwin’s sins, Catholicism & philosophy, parish ministry, etc. Readers weigh in on Darwin’s racism, the importance of the University of Louvain, prolife ethics, greater parish diversity, and laywomen as ministers. By The Editors April 30, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | An exchange about the Eucharist as symbol, progress at seminaries Readers respond to the Eucharist as symbol and what progress the Canadian Church has made in response to clerical sex abuse. By The Editors March 23, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | Pachamama controversy, gender & sexuality, impeachment, etc. Readers respond to the Pachamama affair, LGBTQ+ acceptance, Democrats on impeachment, and historic days in Irish history. By The Editors February 27, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | The bishops’ ‘preeminent priority,’ supporting LGBTQ couples, etc. Readers respond to articles about the USCCB’s priorities, support for LGBTQ couples, and more. By The Editors January 29, 2020 Letters
Article Letters | Scandinavian social programs, defending indigenous land & Barr’s micro-morality Readers decry the hypocrisy of William Barr, and celebrate an indigenous community living in the Andes. By The Editors December 30, 2019 Letters
Article Online Letters | A church in flux, & the last Beat Readers discuss the anonymous article on abortion, annulments, the development of doctrine, and the work of poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. By The Editors December 10, 2019 Abortion Sexuality Theology Poetry Letters
Article Letters | Better and worse nationalisms, fearing universal truths, etc. Readers take issue with the open letter on the new nationalism, and wonder whether universal truths are still viable. By The Editors November 29, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | The bishops and sex abuse, Catholics on the margins & more Readers respond to questions of episcopal authority, liturgical mysticism, and the authoritarian politics of Donald Trump. By The Editors August 26, 2019 Letters
Article Open Letter | Against the New Nationalism A true culture of life welcomes the stranger, embraces the orphan, and binds the wounds of all who are our neighbors. By The Editors August 19, 2019 Theology Immigration Social Justice Letters
Article Letters | Undermining whiteness, celebrating Scotus One reader responds to Paul Baumann’s recent online column on race, while another celebrates the vision of Duns Scotus. By The Editors July 30, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | A debate on Christian flesh, a story about Fr. Hesburgh An exchange between Paul Griffiths and John Cavadini on the meaning Christian flesh, and praise for Fr. Hesburgh. By The Editors July 29, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Seminarians, vocations, etc. Readers respond to a recent article about seminary reform, and offer thanks for a piece on cancer. By The Editors June 24, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Does the church do paradigm shift? An exchange between Fr. Robert Imbelli and George Dennis O’Brien examines whether changes in pastoral practice really amount to changes in doctrine. By The Editors June 3, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Sexism and clericalism, the role of the laity & more Readers respond to an article by Fr. Michael Sweeney, OP on the vocation of the laity, and praise David Unger’s meditation on Christ’s humanity. By The Editors May 20, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | The decline of the West, taxing the rich Readers write in praise of Elizabeth Warren, and caution the magazine to widen its horizons. By The Editors May 6, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Racism, anti-Semitism Readers urge a greater attentiveness to the consequences of racism and antisemitism. By The Editors April 22, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Resisting Catholic fascism, witnessing healings Readers question the idea of an “authentic Catholic” and speculate about the unknown laws of nature By The Editors April 1, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Prosecuting under RICO, Virilio’s vision Readers celebrate the legacy of French Catholic thinker Paul Virilio, and question Cathleen Kaveny’s critique of using RICO the statute to prosecute the church By The Editors March 11, 2019 Letters Sexual-abuse Crisis Arts
Article Letters | Analysis of the Pennsylvania grand-jury report Readers respond to Peter Steinfels’s analysis of the PA grand-jury report, and Steinfels replies By The Editors February 25, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Sexism in the church, outrageous redemption & more Readers discuss redemption and forgiveness, sexism in the church, and more By The Editors February 11, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Rebuilding after abuse, rejecting the Benedict Option Readers continue to respond to the abuse crisis, and take issue with the views on liberalism advanced by Patrick Deneen By The Editors January 28, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Another scandal, another insult Readers respond to Boniface Ramsey’s article on ex-Cardinal Theodore McCarrick By The Editors January 14, 2019 Letters
Article Letters | Rethinking the Order of Malta, ratio & intellectus Readers respond to a negative characterization of the Order of Malta and clarify types of knowledge By The Editors December 17, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Continuing the conversation on Brett Kavanaugh Readers respond to the editorial opposing the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh; the editors also weigh in By The Editors December 3, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | The Catechism & Capital Punishment A reader responds to articles about changing the catechism’s teaching on capital punishment By The Editors November 19, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Maria Goretti & Anna Kolesárová, abortion & infanticide Readers response to articles on female martyrs, and the divisions between prolife and prochoice camps By The Editors October 29, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Sex abuse & clericalism, the divine right of kings, etc. Readers write in about clericalism and sex-abuse, the church in China, and more By The Editors October 4, 2018 Letters
Article Sex abuse & clericalism A reader responds to the editorial about sex-abuse and clericalism with a personal story of abuse By The Editors September 24, 2018 Letters
Article Abandoning Eden A reader responds to the ecological consequences of abandoning an Edenic theology of ecological perfection By The Editors September 10, 2018 Letters
Article ‘Humanae vitae,’ annulments and marriage, the common good Readers respond to ‘Humanae vitae,’ contraception, marriage, and civic virtue By The Editors August 27, 2018 Letters
Article Responses to ‘Humanae vitae’ Readers weigh in on our recent package of writings on Paul VI’s landmark encyclical By The Editors July 30, 2018 Letters
Article Bad metaphysics, overheard at Hardee’s, etc. Readers respond to the idea of progress, the human life cycle, marriage, and the death of Fr. Nonomen By The Editors June 25, 2018 Letters
Article The Bard’s religion, the Kingdom of God, etc. Readers respond to the prospect of Shakespeare’s Catholicism, the dumbing down of Catholics in church history, the truth about old age, and more By The Editors June 4, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Marriage & Communion, Fr. Baran, etc. Readers respond to articles about Ross Douthat’s new book, the role of theologians, Fr. Nonomen, and more By The Editors May 17, 2018 Letters
Article Follow-Up to ‘Rape Is A Sin’ Philip Lawler, who is mentioned in a recent piece ‘Rape Is A Sin’, wrote to the editors. Author B. D. McClay responds By The Editors May 15, 2018 Letters
Article Readers Respond Our readers weigh in on hope amid racism, the big bang, and columnist Fr. John Baran By The Editors May 4, 2018 Letters
Article Readers Respond This week, readers weigh in on the dilemma of Catholic academic theology and the advantages of being part of a Commonweal Local Community By The Editors May 3, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Bad translations, considering death and putting it off Readers discuss liturgical translation, the questions death makes us ask, and more By The Editors May 2, 2018 Letters
Article Readers Respond Readers question the legacy of Pope Francis, consider death, trace the faith life of Thomas Merton, and more By The Editors April 22, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Ways of knowing, the dignity of labor, etc. Gary Gutting responds to Paul Griffith’s review, a reader makes a correction, and more By The Editors April 18, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Hart’s translation, financial clericalism, etc. David Bentley Hart replies to the review of his book, and readers discuss reforming the clergy and healing after trauma By The Editors March 28, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Death, liturgy, the pope, etc. Readers respond to an editorial about Pope Francis, a defense of single-payer healthcare, and more By The Editors March 7, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Temptation, peril, etc. Readers respond to articles about possible changes to the translation of the Our Father By The Editors February 23, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Open Communion, Trump’s wickedness, etc. Readers respond to articles about Eucharistic solidarity, Trump’s instability, body image, and more By The Editors February 7, 2018 Letters
Article Letters | Mary McCarthy, Aquinas, Hitler, et al. Readers write in about World War Two, the president’s ignorance, and more, and B.D. McClay responds to a letter about Mary McCarthy. By The Editors January 26, 2018 Letters
