Vol. 76, No. 6
Cover
They’re baaaack!
By Daniel Burke
Priests who drive out demons are becoming as common in Hoboken as they have been in Hollywood, thanks to new interest in this medieval ministry.
Interview
Roads less traveled
An interview with travel expert Rick Steves
Travel writer Rick Steves has long appeared on your PBS station with tips for great trips, but since 9/11 he’s been exploring the spiritual side of travel. He invites us along for the ride.
Web-only sidebar:
Rick Steves’ five most spiritual places in Europe.
Reader Survey
Should Catholics go away?
By Meghan Murphy-Gill
U.S. Catholic readers say summer travel is good for body and soul, but they say you can’t broaden your horizon if you spend your vacation just staring at it.
Feature
A few brave men
By Jackie Spinner
Though war and terror are driving Iraq’s Christians into exile, some of their sons are staying as seminarians. Jackie Spinner asks how these priests-to-be find the courage to follow the call.
Essays
(Essays, short stories, and poems are not available online.)
A tale of two baptisms
By Edmund Stubbing
Though both involved a baby and some water, there is a right way and a wrong way to welcome a new addition to the church’s holy family.
Serve it family style
By Tom McGrath
Banish the BlackBerry and nix the Nintendo—it’s time to eat and make the family dinner the most important meal of the day.
Practicing Catholic: Take a closer look
How should you read the Bible? The monastic way: slow and steady.
Departments
Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
Signs of the Times (News)
Catholic Tastes (Humor)
Culture in Context: Music, film, and book reviews
At Home with Our Faith (Family spirituality)
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)
Glad You Asked: Is there a list of fallible teachings?
Columns
The Examined Life: Bad call
By Bryan Cones
Margin Notes: Star power
By Kevin Clarke
Culture in Context: Morally wounded
By Patrick McCormick
Testaments: Taste and see
By Alice Camille
