December 2023
VOL. 88, NO. 12
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Features
Campus culture of life
Colleges founded by religious sisters are leading the way in providing support for pregnant and parenting students.
Mother without borders
BY JENN MORSON
For Sister Norma Pimentel, asylum seekers at the border are holy families.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Don’t look away
BY EMILY SANNA
Biblical “texts of terror” happen every day.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
FireTV
BY PAMELA HILL NETTLETON
Prometheus gave us a great gift. TV made it even better.
SALT & LIGHT
Love beyond possession
BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
In this excerpt from (R)evolutionary Hope, author Kathleen Bonnette explores what it means to love and suffer loss.
MARGIN NOTES
Our suffering planet
BY KEVIN CLARKE
A spiritual sickness is at the heart of the contemporary climate crisis.
TESTAMENTS
O! What a wonderful word!
BY ALICE CAMILLE
The word “O” dates back to the 13th century. But what does it actually mean?
GLAD YOU ASKED
Practicing Catholic
Tiny doorways
BY JESSICA MESMAN
Advent calendars invite us to look for the portals where the divine enters human life.
Essays
Ghosts of Christmas
BY MATTHEW J. CRESSLER
Horror seeps through the cracks in many beloved Christmas stories.
Christ at your door
BY LARYSSA HERRINGTON
Advent is a season to deepen our compassion and experience radical solidarity with our neighbors.
Sounding Board
Queer and wondrous God
BY CALEB MURRAY
Queer theology encourages creative and surprising ways of looking at scripture and tradition.
Expert Witness
Lift every voice
An interview with Father Maurice Nutt, C. Ss. R.
Every Catholic must preach God’s message of racial justice and liberation for all.
Home Faith
An unbreakable bond
BY MATT PAOLELLI
Healthy sibling relationships are worth prioritizing as we grow older.
