January 2020
Vol. 85, No. 1
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Features
Support system
By Katie Bahr
What happens when a parish community rallies around an ex-offender?
Voices of the future
A healthy church is one where young women religious are both seen and heard.
Essays
Living mercy
by Patricia Halsey
A prison chaplain reflects on what she’s learned from those she serves.
Prayer of Thanks for the Drive Thru Car Wash
by Shemaiah Gonzalez
Find joy in life’s small moments of wonder.
Sounding Board
Taste and see
by Nicole Perone
Find a parish that feeds your soul.
Expert Witness
Wake-up call
an interview with Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J.
We’re all called to work for justice, says this activist.
Practicing Catholic
A pilgrim’s pace
by René Ostberg
To make a pilgrimage, take it one step at a time.
Columns
The Examined Life: Our lady
By Meghan J. Clark
Beauty unites us.
Margin Notes: Business as usual
By Kevin Clarke
What happens when Beijing goes too far?
Culture in Context: A landscape of grief
By Jessica Mesman
Resistance and change often begin in art.
At Home with our Faith: Take this bread
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
A profound spiritual lesson awaits you in the kitchen.
Testaments: Animal house
By Alice Camille
Fairly often in the Bible, it’s the animals that steal the show.
Glad You Asked: Is it OK to write in the Bible?
By Teresa Coda
