Edward Tverdek

Apr 22, 2024 | commonwealmagazine.org | Edward Tverdek |Arvin Alaigh |Xavier M. Montecel |Dorothy Fortenberry

Is it time to declare the party over? Are we ready to pronounce Earth Day an occasion for mourning rather than celebration? As we seem increasingly unable to address the climate crisis, who do we think we are honoring a planet we’re effectively trashing? We wouldn’t expect parents who neglect their daughter 364 days out of the year to throw an elaborate party for her on her birthday. Why do we celebrate Earth Day in a world seemingly on the irreversible slide toward catastrophe?

Mar 1, 2024 | catholicoutlook.org | Edward Tverdek

Pope Francis takes on our ‘homicidal pragmatism.’The experience of living through a particular time period can, of course, be quite different from a retrospective look back on the same period. The Beatles produced and released more than a dozen albums with original material between 1964 and 1970. For even the most devoted fans, the musical developments between the albums might have been almost imperceptible at the time.

Jan 30, 2024 | commonwealmagazine.org | Edward Tverdek |James Chappel |Anna Ballan |Rand Richards Cooper

Interested in discussing this article in your classroom, parish, reading group, or Commonweal Local Community? Click here for a free discussion guide. The experience of living through a particular time period can, of course, be quite different from a retrospective look back on the same period. The Beatles produced and released more than a dozen albums with original material between 1964 and 1970.