In Costa Rica, we don’t have much Gothic architecture, for obvious reasons, but we do have a neo-Gothic church built in 1930 in my father’s hometown of Coronado. It is, in my opinion, the most beautiful church in the country. As...
For LGBTQ+ Catholics, blessings are a double edged sword
April 2024
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
Conversations in the Spirit (I, II, and III)
Three women writers find signs of hope that the church is working to break cycles of invisibility.
BY CECILIA GONZÁLEZ-ANDRIEU, RHONDA MISKA, AND KELLY ADAMSON
Walk together
Catholics responding to the opioid epidemic believe that the church can better support those with addictions.
BY JEANNINE M. PITAS
Art for all
Janet McKenzie’s sacred paintings go beyond stereotypes of race and gender to depict the holy in us all.
AN INTERVIEW WITH JANET MCKENZIE
Passengers
Asking for and receiving rides is one small practice that can create a truly interdependent world.
BY ALLISON CONNELY-VETTER
Complicated witness
Bartolomé de Las Casas’ conversion of heart led him to advocate for Indigenous people.
BY IVAN BREA
As Jesus’ physical body emerged from the tomb, so, too, must our love move us to respond to the physical needs of our neighbors.
Kathleen Bonnette