The spiritual life is often described as a journey. To be beatified by the Catholic Church, or named “Blessed,” is to receive official recognition that a person has reached an end to that journey and enjoys the beatific vision...
Learning to love the saints? Don’t forget the blesseds
These five people have made the long journey to heaven. Soon, they’ll be back.
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January 2022
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
Remember the fathers
Grieving dads need support. How can the church help?
BY LAURA KELLY FANUCCI
Treading water
A decades-long study on vulnerable families can help inform the church’s pro-life agenda.
BY TERESA CODA
Domestic church
Family spirituality benefits everyone, says this practical theologian.
AN INTERVIEW WITH CHRISTINA R. ZAKER
Planning parenthood
How do you know when it’s the right time to have a baby?
BY JOHN T. GROSSO
Don’t worry
Avoid the doom scroll and choose hope.
BY DON CLEMMER
