April 2026
VOL. 91, NO. 4
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Features
Out of place
BY LIUAN HUSKA
Zebra mussels are invasive. Kudzu is invasive. But what about Homo sapiens? In an era of ecological collapse, are humans an invasive species or merely a younger sibling still learning our place in creation?
Yard work
Americans are obsessed with their lawns. But Catholic social teaching suggests letting our property go wild.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
No one walks alone
BY FATHER TOM MCGANN, C.M.F.
We are all together on the journey, faithfully following Jesus.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Severe weather alert
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN
A new climate documentary composed primarily of cell phone footage offers a “see for yourself” look at the urgency of the climate crisis.
SALT & LIGHT
At what cost?
BY LEONARDO MENDOZA
Should we continue to expand AI if its footprint deepens inequality and threatens health?
MARGIN NOTES
Field of threatened dreams
BY KEVIN CLARKE
The fate of a football pitch in Bethlehem points to the grim reality of life on the occupied West Bank today.
TESTAMENTS
In the shadow of the cross
BY EMILY SANNA
How do we celebrate the resurrection when suffering is present? The same way Jesus’ disciples did.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Departments
Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
From the Archives
Poetry
Reviews (Music, Film, Books)
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)
Wise Guides
Friend of all
BY NICOLE M. PERONE
Jane Goodall’s care for all creatures stemmed from her deep spirituality.
Ordinary Times
Body language
BY JAMIE MARICH
Tattoos can be powerful reminders of spiritual truths about ourselves and our relationship with God.
Essays
Our daily bread
BY MICHELLE LEWIS
Without attention to those who bear the brunt of climate crises, our theology of food is inadequate.
Earth of endless marvels
BY OLIVIA BARDO
Let us delight in God’s creation and, in doing so, remember to preserve it.
Sounding Board
More than human
BY DANIEL P. HORAN
Would we treat creation differently if we believed animals were persons, too? U.S. Catholic readers weigh in on the place of animals in God’s creation.
Expert Witness
Paradise lost and found
An interview with Jamall Calloway
Black writers’ reinterpretations of the Garden of Eden offer new ways to think about sin, liberation, and paradise, says this theologian.
Home Faith
Find the right note
BY DON CLEMMER
It can be daunting to express love, especially in our closest relationships.
