Invitation to Reclaiming Wildness
In this invitation to Finding Wildness, 2025 Visiting Scholar Jeanine M. Canty invites us to join her as she embarks on her residency. She offers a framework for her worldview, some of the projects she brought with her, and what she hoped to find during her residency.
Opening the Channels: The Medicine of Nature
We are living in times of great change. Many of us are holding a vision, carrying the seeds, and tending the soil of a regenerative future on this beautiful Earth. The Commonweal Garden is a place where the vision of this regenerative future has long been tended. Join Anna O’Malley, physician-healer, lover of nature, and […]
Beyond Survival: Sustaining Human Agency in Challenging Times
Join Commonweal Board Chair Katherine Fulton and Executive Director Oren Slozberg for a conversation with Graham Leicester, founder of International Futures Forum, to explore how we respond to the polycrisis in “a world we do not understand and cannot control.”
Narrative, Resilience, and Social Change
Join Host Susan Grelock-Yusem for a conversation with ORA Researchers Susan James and Urmitapa Dutta to explore the question: How do we respond to these times—not just through individual stories, but through the larger work of changing our collective narratives?
Afternoon of Gospel and Jazz
Join us for an afternoon of Gospel and Jazz the next in our series of sacred music celebrations at Commonweal.
Entering into the Consciousness Worldview of Jeffrey Kripal
Jeffrey J. Kripal holds the J. Newton Rayzor Chair in Philosophy and Religious Thought at Rice University. In this ongoing series of conversations, Jeffrey talks with Host Michael Lerner about his body of work—more than 13 groundbreaking books about the mystical and the erotic, the relationship of mind and matter, and parapsychological phenomena. Michael has been reading, talking, and meeting with Jeffrey for more than a year now, immersing himself in the consciousness worldview that Jeffrey presents in his books and teaching. Follow Michael’s journey through these conversations.
Mutants and Mystics
In part 7 of the series, Host Michael Lerner talks with Jeffrey Kripal about his book Mutants and Mystics: Science Fiction, Superhero Comics, and the Paranormal. In the book, Jeffrey shows how creators turned to science fiction to convey the reality of the inexplicable and the paranormal they experienced in their lives. He spins out a hidden history of American culture, rich with mythical themes and shot through with an awareness that there are other realities far beyond our everyday understanding. You can find more information on his website jeffreyjkripal.com.
Remembering Our Future | ORA Program
What’s happening in our world—and how do we respond? In this gallery exhibit, explore four years of resilience work with the Omega Resilience Awards community. Through Jon Marro’s stunning artwork and select stories from 63 fellows across India, Africa, and Latin America, you’ll glimpse how communities are responding to the polycrisis with courage and creativity. The exhibit invites […]
CHE Café: Why Parkinson’s Disease Is Preventable
An estimated 1.1 million people in the U.S. are currently living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), and this number is expected to rise to 1.2 million by 2030. Globally, more than 10 million people are estimated to be living with PD, which is now the fastest growing brain disorder in the world. Science has long linked […]