June 2018
Vol. 83, No. 6
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Features
Recharge your spirit
By Jessie Bazan
Keep your energy ignited in times of trouble with these tips.
Love your enemy?
by Laurie Brink, O.P.
What would Jesus do in today’s polarized political climate?
Essays
What God has made
by Deacon Ray Dever
A deacon tells what it’s like to parent a transgender child in the church.
The afterlife evolution
by Philip Jenkins
Required reading on heaven and hell.
Sounding Board
A woman’s place
by Phyllis Zagano
What’s the problem with ordaining women as deacons?
Expert Witness
A different conversation
an interview with Jennifer Harvey
A religion professor gives parents tips for talking to white kids about race.
In Person
Faithful publisher
by Jennon Bell Hoffmann
When it comes to family, faith, and Catholic publishing, Joellyn Cicciarelli is all in.
Columns
The Examined Life: The other pro-life movement
By Father Bryan Massingale
In the aftermath of tragedy, student-survivors spearhead activism that demands action be taken to counter gun violence.
Margin Notes: The teachers’ crusade
By Kevin Clarke
Better salaries for teachers mean better educations for schoolchildren.
Culture in Context: It’s about time
By Pamela Hill Nettleton
Who gets to be a hero?
Testaments: What they were wearing
By Alice Camille
Readers should take note when a biblical character is dressed to the nines
Departments
Glad You Asked: Did God create evil?
At Home with our Faith: Go forth and heal
By Annemarie Scobey
Find transformative love in trauma-sensitive care.
