Alex Stern

The Archbishop of New York Should Know Charlie Kirk Was No Saint Cardinal Dolan’s recent remarks on Fox News were playing to the Catholic Church’s most reactionary elements.

Like many, I was surprised to hear a Catholic cardinal compare Charlie Kirk to St. Paul... Thankful to @thenation.com for asking me to identify some of the problems with this
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The new Supreme Court term starts today, meaning that -- in a novel twist -- the justices will hear oral arguments in some cases before they issue rulings that actually explain what they are doing.

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Robed Collaborators The Roberts court isn’t just cooperating with an authoritarian regime—it is adopting authoritarian tactics of its own.

The Roberts court isn’t just cooperating with an authoritarian regime—it is adopting authoritarian tactics of its own.

From the desk of The Editors:
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I wrote about philosopher Frédéric Gros's new book on shame in the @washingtonpost.com
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Salvation & ‘The Sopranos'

Eighteen years ago today, the final episode of 'The Sopranos' aired. To mark the occasion, we're sharing a remarkable exploration by theologian and legal scholar Cathleen Kaveny of the show's vision of redemption, salvation, and fate.

Give it a read!
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@drwclvrt.bsky.social on Careless People, Sarah Wynn-Williams's Facebook expose @commonweal.bsky.social

This is bleak reading

The May issue is here!
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- @paulelie.bsky.social on crypto-Catholicism in the 80s
- @regmunch.bsky.social on the natural-birth movement
- @drwclvrt.bsky.social on the entrepreneurial work ethic
- The Editors on Trump's offshore gulag
and much more!
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Francis and 'Commonweal' Bringing together Commonweal's coverage of Francis's transformative papacy, from his inaugural mass to a rebuke of J.D. Vance.

'Commonweal' has been covering Pope Francis from the start. In this new collection, we brought together some of our best work on his transformative papacy, from his inaugural mass to a rebuke of J.D. Vance.
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The April issue is here! 🐇
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- Jonathan Malesic on community-college civics
- A symposium on nuclear deterrence
- @austeni.bsky.social on Pope Francis's hospitalization
- @mollieoreilly.bsky.social on gender binaries and the Church
and much more!
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