May 2026
VOL. 91, NO. 5
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Features
Threads of justice
Artist and organizer Tabitha Arnold uses textiles to chronicle the history and current reality of workers’ movements. Her art both documents workers’ struggles and invites viewers into a deeper commitment to labor justice and solidarity.
Act your age
BY ELLYN SANNA
For elder activists, the third phase of their life is a time for resistance, not retirement.
EXPERT WITNESS
Let freedom ring
An interview with Angela P. Dodson
Rebellion and activism have always shaped America, and social movements have sustained the nation throughout history.
SOUNDING BOARD
Papal report card
BY FATHER MARK R. FRANCIS, C.S.V.
It’s been a year since Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected to the papacy. How has Pope Leo XIV done so far?
ESSAY
A border story
Leonel Palacios follows his dreams across the U.S. border—over and over again—in pursuit of a better life.
Ethics
HOME FAITH
Bonds of the heart
BY ARIELL WATSON SIMON
Love and mutual support can be found beyond the families into which we were born.
SALT & LIGHT
Hope amid the shadows
BY MEGHAN J. CLARK
Theater and humor help us imagine a better future—sometimes without saying a word.
MARGIN NOTES
Minesweeping
BY KEVIN CLARKE
How well have the costs of war with Iran been measured?
Culture
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Out of focus
BY DANNY DUNCAN COLLUM
The U.S. film industry has made Palestinian stories difficult to access on the big screen, despite their critical acclaim.
REVIEWS
The Voice of Hind Rajab
Directed by Kaouther Ben Hania (Jour2Fête, 2025)
Reviewed by Julie Schumacher Cohen
Discipline
By Randa Abdel-Fattah (University of Queensland Press, 2025)
Reviewed by Emily Sanna
The Future is Peace
By Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inan (Crown Publishing, 2026)
Reviewed by Alison Shely
Our Faith
IN PERSON
Recovering artist
BY JEAN P. KELLY
Julia Cameron, author of the acclaimed bestseller The Artist’s Way, believes we’re all called to creative practice.
ORDINARY TIMES
Holy highways
BY LOUIS ALBARRAN
Road trips can be occasions for glimpsing the sacred in the flickering things of this world.
TESTAMENTS
Go ahead and cry
BY ALICE CAMILLE
Jesus cried for all the same reasons we do—for loved ones, for communal suffering, for ourselves. Why should we do anything less?
GLAD YOU ASKED
Did King David write the psalms?
BY DAVID PITT
POETRY
Revenant
BY JOHN FARRELL
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Shifting seasons
BY JERRY BLEEM
