July 2020
VOL. 85, NO. 7
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Sounding Board
Universal Dignity
by Kate Ward
It’s time for the United States to implement a universal basic income, argues one moral theologian.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Start the singing
By Father Tom McGann, C.M.F.
Funerals should be a joyous celebration of life.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
A mystical moment
By Jessica Mesman
Classical writings on mysticism have new relevance to our daily lives.
SALT & LIGHT
Suspended in hope
By Meghan J. Clark
There is much to learn from living in liminal space.
MARGIN NOTES
Recovery room
By Kevin Clarke
Our defense spending needs new priorities.
TESTAMENTS
Just enough
By Alice Camille
The sacrament of words offers profound nourishment.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Essays
Patchwork
by Evelyn Bence
From old quilts to teddy bears, find comfort in the small things during times of crisis.
Expert Witness
Precarity, prosperity, and a pandemic
an interview with
Kate Bowler
Suffering doesn’t have to be met with an answer, says this professor.
Practicing Catholic
