April 2025
VOL. 90, NO. 4
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Features
Living tradition
BY ERIK VANBEZOOIJEN
For Catholics looking for a way out of ultra-traditionalism, this ministry is a resource.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
At the foot of the cross
BY EMILY SANNA
This Holy Week, remember the suffering of all those murdered by systems of oppression and violence.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
You’re important, too
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN
Amid all of its dazzle and humor, Queer Eye witnesses to the dignity of every person.
SALT & LIGHT
Shepherd’s call
BY MEGHAN CLARK
Amid growing isolation and injustice, the Good Shepherd calls us to care for one another and creation.
MARGIN NOTES
Put the gun down
BY KEVIN CLARKE
More guns means more violence.
TESTAMENTS
Death has no sting
BY ALICE CAMILLE
This Easter. Pope Francis invites us to hope instead of despairing at the fate of the world around us.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Why do we choose a confirmation name?
Departments
Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
From the Archives
Poetry
Reviews (Music, Film, Books)
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)
Wise Guides
La primera mujerista
BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
Ada Maria Isasi-Diaz reimagined theology to embody justice for all.
Essays
The life of the world to come
BY CELESTE KENNEL-SHANK
Believing in the resurrection can feel difficult—maybe even impossible—but it’s still worth holding onto hope.
Dance for joy
BY JOSEPH SORRENTINO
A Mexican tradition of song and dance honors Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Sounding Board
Cafeteria of plenty
BY MATTHEW J. CRESSLER
You can’t pick and choose your favorite church teachings—or can you?
Expert Witness
Get to know Jesus
An interview with A. J. Levine
No matter your faith, it’s important to understand how Jesus’ teachings continue to shape our world, says this biblical scholar.
Home Faith
Flourishing together
BY STEPHANIE CLARY
Juggling work and parenthood isn’t always easy, but it can be profoundly rewarding.
