February 2020
Vol. 85, No. 2
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Features
Trump’s Catholics
By Angela Denker
Catholic support for Trump was unprecedented and complicated, despite the easy answer that it was all about abortion.
Power to the people
by Jean Lotus
A peer-to-peer parish ministry offers both religious and practical support to immigrants.
Essays
Into the desert
by Christine Valters Paintner
The desert fathers and mothers have much to teach us about the sacredness of life.
Sounding Board
Let us speak
by Jessie Bazan
Should women preach at Mass?
Expert Witness
Data driven
an interview with Shion Guha
AI and ethics aren’t mutually exclusive, says this data scientist.
Wise Guides
Follow your call
by Eric S. Fought
Blessed Solanus Casey inspires a ministry of presence.
Columns
The Examined Life: Not at your disposal
By Jessie Bazan
The Earth is a precious gift
Margin Notes: Bail us out
By Kevin Clarke
A practical option for the poor.
Culture in Context: Whose country?
By Danny Duncan Collum
In Ken Burns’ Country Music, learn how a rural art form became a corporate monster.
At Home with our Faith: Language of love
By Annemarie Scobey-Polacheck
We are called to heal by loving
Testaments: Quality control
By Alice Camille
Catholics may not keep kosher, but we can learn something from the Hebrew Bible’s insistence on purity.