Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

Margaret O’Brien Steinfels is a former editor of Commonweal.

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Little Known Factoids: Making New Friends

By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

May 26, 2016

Election 2016

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All Over but the Back-Biting

By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

April 30, 2016

Election 2016

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Cat & Mouse / Tom & Jerry

By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

April 3, 2016

Foreign Affairs

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Imre Kertesz, RIP

By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

March 31, 2016

Women in the Church

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Trump's Enablers

By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

March 30, 2016

Election 2016

Article

What's Putin Up To?

By Margaret O'Brien Steinfels

March 19, 2016

Foreign Affairs

Must Reads

Politics

What’s Wrong with Weird?

A certain kind of obstinate weirdness is a first step to autocracy.

Charles McNamara

September 24, 2024

Religion

From Gratitude to Kindness

'Judaism Is About Love' is a must-read for all thoughtful Christians.

Stephen J. Pope

October 10, 2024

Culture

Happily Ever After?

Is incentivizing marriage the cure for America's social ills?

Regina Munch

September 30, 2024

Books

When Hitchens Was Good

Christopher Hitchens was a champion detractor, a terrific hater, and always more fun to read when he was denouncing than when he was praising.

Morten Høi Jensen

August 29, 2024

Collections

The Synod on Synodality

Commonweal contributors reflect on Pope Francis’s effort to remake the Church.

The Editors

October 6, 2023