Paul Baumann

Reflections from the beaches overlooking Long Island Sound.

Some conservative Catholics and U.S. bishops are eager to exploit any controversy over Biden’s Catholicism, but in doing so they reveal their hypocrisy.

‘Mank,’ a new movie about the politics behind ‘Citizen Kane,’ focuses on Upton Sinclair—a friend of Commonweal’s founding editor.

Barack Obama’s memoir is written with admirable clarity and attention to detail, but is weighed down by its tone.

As the number of priests declines, parish-life coordinators like Eleanor Sauers are stepping in to fill administrative and spiritual roles across the country.