April 2022
VOL. 87, NO. 4
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Features
Moral compass
A Catholic mapmaker is helping the church respond to climate change.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Arise!
BY FATHER TOM MCGANN, C.M.F.
Young people who dedicate their lives to justice are an inspiration.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Exit interview
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN, S.S.S.
Two films remind us of the importance of embracing the gift of life now.
SALT & LIGHT
People of God
BY MEGHAN J. CLARK
Walking together as people of God requires that we discern a common good based on racial justice.
MARGIN NOTES
Dead end
BY KEVIN CLARKE
We’re on the road to nowhere—again.
TESTAMENTS
A fresh start
BY ALICE CAMILLE
Generations have important things to teach one another about the essential vocation of family life.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Wise Guides
A friend and mentor
BY KEVIN P. CONSIDINE
Father Robert J. Schreiter accompanied those he served.
Essays
Glimmers of possibility
BY PAULA HUSTON
A community of Camaldolese monks in Big Sur, California provides respite and renewal.
Common home
BY KEVIN P. CONSIDINE
Life, death, and resurrection are present at Mount St. Helens.
Sounding Board
Listen to the Spirit
BY MILTON JAVIER BRAVO
The church is in desperate need of renewal. But what is the best way forward?
Expert Witness
Young and restless
An interview with Josh Packard
Reaching Generation Z may look different than you think, according to this researcher.
Home Faith
The 7 “daddly” sins
BY MATT PAOLELLI
Get back on track with a parental examination of conscience.