July 2018
Vol. 83, No. 7
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Features
Go on a journey
By Christine Valters Paintner
You don’t have to travel far to be a pilgrim.
The sisters of perpetual resistance
by Kim Bellware
Standing up for the rights of immigrants is a nonstop calling.
Essays
Popular
by Evelyn Bence
Popularity isn’t about how many friends you have but the mark you make on another’s life.
Find your Sabbath
by Annemarie Scobey
Make all of Sunday holy by committing to more than an hour of Mass.
Reader Survey
Let’s talk about guns
by Rosie McCarty
We asked U.S. Catholic readers for their thoughts on guns. Here is what they said.
Expert Witness
What grounds our faith
an interview with Celia Deane-Drummond
Good Catholic theology always has the earth in mind.
Practicing Catholic
The call of the cantor
by Jena Thurow-Mountin
Enter into prayer through song.
Columns
The Examined Life: She persists
By Meghan J. Clark
Too often cast into the periphery, one of Jesus’ most faithful followers was Mary Magdalene.
Margin Notes: Stamp out the poverty trap
By Kevin Clarke
Post office banking could save the nation’s financially vulnerable thousands each year.
Culture in Context: Beyond time
By Jessica Mesman Griffith
Imagine the Mass as a time travel adventure.
Testaments: The inner circle
By Alice Camille
Those who encounter Jesus tend to stay close.
Departments
Glad You Asked: What is natural law?
At Home with our Faith: My peace I give you
By Annemarie Scobey
Incorporate the sign of peace into your daily life.