Deeply committed to the principles of Catholic social teaching, Archbishop Roberto González Nieves has been a moral voice on every major social issue in Puerto Rico in the past generation.

If you’re looking for a Christmas gift for a music lover who enjoys English history, this well-written, thoroughly researched history of Handel's 'Messiah' might be the choice.

“Pro-life” or “pro-choice” cannot describe the sweep and complexity of Richard Strauss's "Die Frau ohne Schatten."

"Christians ought to oppose idolatry of the state and the military by being an alternative to the politics of war."

How an old rivalry between ‘Commonweal’ and the Brooklyn 'Tablet’ prefigures today’s Catholic media wars

Readers may find themselves broken open by Martha Gies's beautiful, devastating, ebullient essay collection.

An author and theology professor journeys through the long history of Marian art across time and space.

Auden’s self-portrait as a lonely exile was accurate, but only for part of his life. In his youth, he was firmly identified with England.

It was always going to be difficult for an incumbent vice president to convincingly present herself as an agent of change at a moment when change is exactly what people were demanding.

The 2024 election has shown definitively that what ails us as a country is a chronic condition, not a passing distemper.

The Democratic Party has to find a way not to be the party of bicoastal elites.

We have to fight for the good of everyone in this country, quelling their well-founded fears and showing the way out of unfounded ones.