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Ep. 150 - Remembering Francis
Season 1 Episode 150
Three theologians—Massimo Faggioli, Susan Bigelow Reynolds, and Terence Sweeney—reflect with Commonweal editors on the pope’s legacy.
More coverage of…
1 year, 5 months ago
Ep. 149 - When the Good Book Isn’t a Book
Season 1 Episode 149
Catholics listen to snippets of the Bible read every Sunday, but how many of them actually sit with and ponder the text?
It’s long been a truism that…
1 year, 6 months ago
Ep. 148 - What Novels Do
Season 1 Episode 148
What should great fiction do for us?
That’s the question asked by Edwin Frank, editorial director of New York Review Books and author of Stranger tha…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 147 - The New ‘Preeminent Urgency’
Season 1 Episode 147
In his first month back in office, Donald Trump has made cruelty toward migrants and refugees central to his agenda, while J. D. Vance has used his f…
1 year, 7 months ago
Ep. 146 - Aging in America
Season 1 Episode 146
Fights over federal spending usually follow a predictable pattern, with Republicans attempting to cut entitlement programs as Democrats seek to expan…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 145 - Memory Matters
Season 1 Episode 145
For as long as humans beings have existed, we have had a knack for forgetting—not only when memory proves difficult, but when it becomes inconvenient…
1 year, 8 months ago
Ep. 144 - Best Interviews of 2024
Season 1 Episode 144
As you probably know by now, 2024 was a big year for Commonweal, marking one hundred years of continuous publication.
It was also an important one fo…
1 year, 9 months ago
Ep. 143 - ‘Hope Grows in the Dark’
Season 1 Episode 143
What does it mean to “have hope,” especially during challenging times? Is it something we can possess, like a talisman to ward off despair?
No, argues…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 142 - ‘What Backlash Looks Like’
Season 1 Episode 142
In the wake of the 2024 election, many are wondering how to make sense of the results—including how a capable, qualified woman could lose to a man li…
1 year, 10 months ago
Ep. 141 - Follow the Money
Season 1 Episode 141
The invitation-only Catholic prelature known as Opus Dei, founded in Spain in 1927 by the recently canonized priest Josemaría Escrivá, currently coun…
1 year, 11 months ago