July 2022
VOL. 87, NO. 7
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Features
Fruit of our labor
BY KATIE BAHR
Living sustainably is possible. Just look at these Catholic farmers.
This is my body
BY DON CLEMMER
How can we be the body of Christ in a culture obsessed with disparaging bodies?
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
A plentiful harvest
BY REBECCA BRATTEN WEISS
A handful of beans holds the key to life’s abundance.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Food for thought
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN
Reset your movie menu with films that embrace Jesus’ meal-sharing ministry.
SALT & LIGHT
Keep the Sabbath
BY MEGAN J. CLARK
Practicing the Sabbath more fully can offer a deeper way to root self-care in a spirituality of contemplation.
MARGIN NOTES
The raw truth
BY KEVIN CLARKE
Save my sushi? Save our oceans first.
TESTAMENTS
American idol
BY ALICE CAMILLE
In our quest for personal freedom, let us not forget the importance of human relationships.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Wise Guides
Love the darkness
BY CASSIDY KLEIN
“Pop art nun” Corita Kent inspires us to find beauty in each boundary-bending moment.
Essays
The banquet of love
BY PATICK SAINT-JEAN, S.J.
Too often, we fail to connect the food we eat with spiritual nourishment.
The narrow door
BY JOHN T. KYLER
It’s time to do more than acknowledge Pride. Let’s put it into practice.
Sounding Board
Home made
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN
There’s a profound connection between the Eucharist and sharing a meal with others.
Expert Witness
From scarcity into abundance
An interview with Marcia Lane-McGee and Shannon Wimp Schmidt
Throughout history, Black Americans have made joyful exuberance out of almost nothing, say these two writers and podcasters.
Home Faith
In God’s hands
BY TERESA CODA
Children don’t belong to us. Even the littlest are their own people.
