July 2021

VOL. 86, NO. 7

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Features

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Rights gone wrong

BY DON CLEMMER

The true meaning of religious freedom has some Catholics confused.

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Wanna get away?

BY JESSIE BAZAN

Ten retreats to restore your soul.

Columns

THE EXAMINED LIFE

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The in-between

BY STEPHANIE CLARY
Prioritize peace over productivity and enjoyment over efficiency.

CULTURE IN CONTEXT

Good stuff

BY PAMELA HILL NETTLETON
Ze Frank’s “True Facts” are witty and smart videos about the good things around us.

SALT & LIGHT

Turning tables

BY MEGHAN J. CLARK
Protest is not only part of a healthy democracy—it is a part of discipleship.

MARGIN NOTES

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Common ground

BY KEVIN CLARKE
There’s plenty of opportunity for Catholics to collaborate with President Biden.

TESTAMENTS

Dress to impress

BY ALICE CAMILLE
Mister Rogers could be defined by his cardigan and sneakers. What’s the Christian equivalent?

GLAD YOU ASKED

Departments

Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
Signs of the Times (News)
Catholic Tastes (Humor)
Reviews (Music, Film, Books)
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)

Expert Witness

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Labor of love

an interview with Alyssa Maldonado-Estrada
How Brooklyn men build local community through a parish festival with global roots.

Essays

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Policy and principle

BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
Where can we connect and agree within abortion debates?

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Promised land

BY DAMIAN COSTELLO
In the beginning, God asked humanity to serve creation.

Sounding Board

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It’s a baby

BY STEPHANIE CLARY
Go beyond the binary of pink and blue.

Practicing Catholic

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One prayer for all

BY GRAHAM GOLDEN, O. PRAEM.
The spirit of Taizé is unity.

Home Faith

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A proper welcome

BY TERESA CODA
The pandemic has changed baptismal traditions.