August 2023
VOL. 88, NO. 8
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Features
Underprepared
BY JENN MORSON
Catholic marriage prep doesn’t always ready couples for the real challenges of life together.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Sacrament stories
BY FATHER TOM MCGANN, C.M.F.
Children bring a special blessing to the sacraments.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Keep Catholicism weird
BY DANNY DUNCAN COLLUM
The atranger elements of the Catholic faith are front and center in Padre Pio and The Pope’s Exorcist.
SALT & LIGHT
Be my friend
BY MEGAN J. CLARK
Friendship is often neglected as a crucial element of the common good.
MARGIN NOTES
Down in the dumps
BY KEVIN CLARKE
It’s time to carefully consider how to restore our balance with nature.
TESTAMENTS
Fellow travelers
BY ALICE CAMILLE
We’re all on a journey. What did Jesus’ look like?
GLAD YOU ASKED
In Person
Call waiting
BY JEANNINE M. PITAS
Dorina Pena’s decades of parish leadership have crystallized around a singular call to the diaconate.
Essays
The courage to speak
BY WILLIAM ORBIH
Honoring the seal of confession should not mean silencing victims.
Balm for the broken
BY ANNE MCGOWAN
Anointing of the sick seals a person’s status as a human with dignity.
Sounding Board
Gathered as one
BY JOHN T. KYLER
Sacramental celebrations should include the whole parish community.
Expert Witness
Go forth
An interview with Father Anthony Pizzo, O.S.A.
For Anthony Pizzo, the priesthood is about more than just celebrating Mass.
Home Faith
A life-changing encounter
BY ALESSANDRA HARRIS
Even if our kids stray from the church, sacramental grace lasts a lifetime.
