My latest for @commonweal.bsky.social is out today — on ICE, the Church, and documentary justice www.commonwealmagazine.org/pinochet-tru...

"The Trump administration seems determined to fashion ICE into an American-style secret-police force—a group of unidentifiable agents encouraged to operate with impunity." — @susanbreynolds.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/pinochet-tru...

The September issue is here! Inside: - @susanbreynolds.bsky.social on Trump and Pinochet - Phil Christman on economics and Christianity - @heidischlumpf.bsky.social on Catholic 'mom bloggers' - Lynn Casteel Harper on the virtues of solitude And more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

Have often had the same thought

This is one of the best things I’ve read in a long time www.nytimes.com/2025/05/18/m...

I contributed an essay to a @commonweal.bsky.social symposium on Christian Smith's latest release, Why Religion Went Obsolete. www.commonwealmagazine.org/overlooked-t...

habemus tenure

Join us online this Monday evening (5/19, 7 pm EST) for an hour-long conversation on the Election of Pope Leo XIV and the Legacy of Pope Francis! Register here: candler.emory.edu/pope-leo-and...

Incredibly smart and informative piece from @annarowlands.bsky.social

"The time is right to retrieve world peace from the punchlines of Miss America jokes and restore it, unabashedly, to its rightful place atop the wildest dreams and highest aspirations and most zealous prayers of humankind." — @susanbreynolds.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/never-again-...

“The pope will be from Chicago” sounds like an 1880s Republican’s dire prediction for if we don’t stop Irish immigration

the Pope’s brother Lou

We did not know there were two Pizzaballas in the conclave

In Lincoln Park: "He has eaten our dogs"

unfortunately for everyone who doesn't think I'm funny (my kids), chicago pope is where my gifts meet the worlds needs

When is Testem Benevolentiae Nostrae, Leo XIV's Version going to drop

WHAT IS HIS POSITION ON THE BRIGHT GREEN RELISH

Sometimes I feel like people write things just for me

Night came and morning followed: the second day! Loved joining @cnn.com again this morning to talk through the latest!

The Conclave is the Met Gala for seagulls

I enjoyed joining CNN’s Victor Blackwell yesterday morning to reflect on Pope Francis’s funeral and on what comes next for the church. Every decade or so, all of our niche ecclesiological expertise becomes breaking news-level thrilling

A trio of great reflections on the @commonweal.bsky.social podcast from @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, @susanbreynolds.bsky.social, and Terence Sweeney www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/reme...

On a SPECIAL NEW EPISODE of the podcast, three theologians — @massimofaggioli.bsky.social, @susanbreynolds.bsky.social, and Terence Sweeney — reflect with Commonweal editors on the pope’s legacy. www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/reme...

Thanks so much to @dglennbutner.bsky.social, Fr Brian Strassburger, @susanbreynolds.bsky.social, @daralind.bsky.social, as well as (not pictured) Profs Lori Nessel & Paula Franzese from SHU Law, & especially Fr Bill Reilly for making our day of talks & panels so so rich & rewarding!

With profound gratitude for the life and Petrine ministry of Pope Francis, For his unflinching desire to give himself to the mission, “hasta que Dios diga”, With great sorrow at his passing: “The souls of the just are in the hands of God”, May he rest in peace from his labors.

Looking forward to being with the Seton Hall community this week!

"Sisters and brothers, especially those of you experiencing pain and sorrow, your silent cry has been heard and your tears have been counted; not one of them has been lost!" This line from Pope Francis's Urbi et Orbi brought tears to my eyes. The message of his pontificate in a nutshell.

Happening next month here at Seton Hall: "Immigration: Local and National, Ethical and Religious Perspectives" We're planning a livestream as well, so follow me and be on the lookout for a version of this flyer w/ a link or QR code for that

Tesla’s Cybertruck is a hard, ugly car for a hard, ugly age. @susanbreynolds.bsky.social: 'The Apocalypse Machine' www.commonwealmagazine.org/musk-elon-cy...

I simply do not understand the decline in churchgoing. Where else can you do all your hobbies for free, wear your favorite outfits, and see friends without having to make plans

"Futuristic vibes aside, the Cybertruck isn’t designed for the future. It’s a mirror of the present. That’s what makes it so ugly." — @susanbreynolds.bsky.social www.commonwealmagazine.org/musk-elon-cy...

This from @susanbreynolds.bsky.social now up @commonweal.bsky.social is just great

I don’t know about you, but cybertrucks give me the urge to stick my gum on them like I’m waiting in line for the Log Ride at old Elitches. @susanbreynolds.bsky.social’s brilliant essay in @commonweal.bsky.social helped me understand why.

The March issue is here! 🌦️ Feat. - @drwclvrt.bsky.social on the cannibalization of literature - @susanbreynolds.bsky.social on the cybertruck - Jessica Swoboda on a Catholic humanities education - George Scialabba on 'wokeness' and much more! www.commonwealmagazine.org/issues/2025-...

I wrote about how much I hate cybertrucks www.commonwealmagazine.org/musk-elon-cy...

Anna Rowlands @annarowlands.bsky.social in a remarkable February 10 interview/conversation facilitated delightfully by Susan Reynolds @susanbreynolds.bsky.social . Speaks to our current moment perfectly. m.youtube.com/watch?v=WUx-...

Pope Francis has entered the chat

It's Aquinas Day at Candler! Dr. Alexia Williams of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign will offer a 12pm lecture entitled "This Here is Paradise, But You Can’t Come In: Canonizing Julia Greeley, Denver’s Black Angel of Charity." Register here to tune in online: emory.zoom.us/webinar/regi...