April 2022

VOL. 87, NO. 4

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Features

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Moral compass

BY PAMELA HILL NETTLETON

A Catholic mapmaker is helping the church respond to climate change.

Living liturgy

BY JOHN T. KYLER

Let the rituals of Holy Week guide your heart toward God.

Columns

THE EXAMINED LIFE

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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

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Dead end

BY KEVIN CLARKE
We’re on the road to nowhere—again.

TESTAMENTS

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A fresh start

BY ALICE CAMILLE
Generations have important things to teach one another about the essential vocation of family life.

GLAD YOU ASKED

Departments

Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
Signs of the Times (News)
Catholic Tastes (Humor)
Reviews (Music, Film, Books)
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)

Wise Guides

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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.

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Common home

BY KEVIN P. CONSIDINE
Life, death, and resurrection are present at Mount St. Helens.

Sounding Board

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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

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Young and restless

An interview with Josh Packard
Reaching Generation Z may look different than you think, according to this researcher.

Home Faith

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The 7 “daddly” sins

BY MATT PAOLELLI
Get back on track with a parental examination of conscience.