George Dennis O’Brien is a longtime contributor to Commonweal and the author of Finding the Voice of the Church (Notre Dame Press).
Article The Christ Life If the first Mass at the Last Supper welcomed a mix of allegiance and desertion, the here-and-now Church cannot do otherwise. By George Dennis O’Brien January 14, 2022 The Last Word Spirituality Literature
Article More Than an Idea Catholic universities should be open circles: accepting a wide variety of viewpoints without succumbing to a “free market” of ideas that rejects transcendence. By George Dennis O’Brien September 9, 2021 Higher Education U.S. Catholicism Nonfiction
Article American Universities Abroad The global university may model a path toward reason in the age of Twitter. But dogmatism still has its champions, here and abroad. By George Dennis O’Brien January 13, 2020 Higher Education Books Academic Freedom Education
Article North Star A tribute to Nicholas Clifford, a scholar of Chinese history and longtime Commonweal contributor. By George Dennis O’Brien June 24, 2019 Death and Dying Spirituality Theology
Article The Risks of History Paradigm changes can retain significant continuity the past, even as they initiate fundamental changes. Vatican II was just such a shift. By George Dennis O’Brien April 16, 2019 Vatican II Secularism and Modernity Theology Pope Francis
Article 'Talking God' 'Talking God' is a compilation of twelve internet interviews Gary Gutting conducted on the problems of God and religion. By George Dennis O’Brien January 3, 2017 Books Secularism and Modernity Spirituality
