Article From “Contraception and the Council” For the first time, as the culmination of a slow evolution, a council gave authoritative teaching on coital purpose By John T. Noonan May 28, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Contraception mandate
Article From “Religion and Sex” That love which makes youth beautiful has for its aim and issue a creative act, the founding of a family By G. K. Chesterton May 28, 2018 Sexuality Bioethics Contraception mandate
Article An Introduction to ‘Commonweal’ & ‘Humanae Vitae’ ‘Commonweal’ has published more than its fair share of such commentary on ‘Humanae Vitae’, most of it questioning the encyclical’s reasoning By Paul Baumann May 28, 2018 Contraception mandate U.S. Catholicism
Article Keeping the Rhythm After a miscarriage, Martin Luther's classic hymn, "A Mighty Fortress is Our God," provides inspiration and solace to a poet and his wife By Maurice Manning May 28, 2018 Spirituality Music Poetry
Feature Civic Virtue & the Common Good Four authors discuss forming a Catholic political imagination By Robert W. McElroy, John T. McGreevy, Cathleen Kaveny, Matthew Sitman May 25, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Bishops Domestic Affairs Donald Trump Spirituality
Feature Found in Yonkers Why Catholics should acknowledge the authentically Christian character of the Assyrian Church By Rita Ferrone May 23, 2018 U.S. Catholicism Ecumenism Liturgy Middle East