I first learned to love the darkness after my mother died. Not initially. At first, after holding her body close in those minutes after her last breath, and then during the weeks and months that followed, I railed against the...
Grief can open up unexpected pathways to God
This winter, learn to relish the dark and cold—they remind us that mystery pulses through all of creation.
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November 2024
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
Grave matters
Facing death equips us to better deal with its reality.
BY RENÉE RODEN
Peace across the ages
Young Catholic peacemakers are asking the church for mentorship and support.
BY JOHN NOBLE
Against fascism
Loving your enemy doesn’t mean you must let them win, says this theologian
AN INTERVIEW WITH ERIC MARTIN
A vote of their own
Women’s suffrage has a complicated history in the Catholic Church.
BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
Party lines
Can a vote for a third party be more than throwing your vote away?
BY MATTHEW SHADLE
“How do we create communities of love such that there’s no space for fascism to grow and flourish? That’s the project of anti-fascism.”
Eric Martin
