April 2019
Vol. 84, No. 4
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Features
A hard bargain
By Elizabeth Lefebvre
Are Catholic universities living out their mission when it comes to adjunct professors?
After life
by Sister Mary Petrosky, F.M.M.
To leave a lasting legacy, prepare a spiritual will.
Essays
Family matters
by Jacob Kohlhaas
Catholic teaching on work-family balance demands tidy—and unrealistic—gender roles.
To the foundations
by Elyse Raby
How the church forms ministers is crucial, says a new report on the clergy sex abuse crisis.
Sounding Board
Community affairs
by Patricia Morrison
How many ministries are too many?
Expert Witness
Do no harm
an interview with Sheri Bartlett Browne
A history professor and hospital chaplain highlights the racial disparity in our health care system.
Practicing Catholic
Word by word
by Jean P. Kelly
An avid reader finds peace in practicing lectio divina.
Columns
The Examined Life: Loaded language
By Meghan J. Clark
Let your prayer be for the good news of the gospels.
Margin Notes: Pope Vegan the First?
By Kevin Clarke
There is practical Lenten wisdom in a publicity stunt.
Culture in Context: Facing death
By Jessica Mesman
Remembering mortality is a dusty practice worth reviving.
At Home with our Faith: Anger management
By Annemarie Scobey
Release the tight chains of anger.
Testaments: Prime directive
By Alice Camille
Can Star Trek help explain free will?
