July 2023
VOL. 88, NO. 7
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Features
Cryptic futures
Cryptocurrencies are reinventing the structure of economies, societies, and even the church.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Bless the nones
BY YUNUEN TRUJILLO
Religiously unaffiliated people are often in search of a more authentic way of life.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Family tails
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN
Bluey leads even adults to rediscover their delight in the ordinary.
SALT & LIGHT
Heated debates
BY DAVID CLOUTIER
The assumption that technological innovation will save us leaves out the changed lifestyles that the pope calls for.
MARGIN NOTES
Cruel and usual
BY KEVIN CLARKE
Let’s get out of solitary confinement.
TESTAMENTS
Kiss of peace
BY ALICE CAMILLE
Even if COVID-19 has curtailed physical affection, we can still build community with St. Paul’s “holy kiss.”
GLAD YOU ASKED
Wise Guide
Ordinary peacemaker
BY JUDITH VALENTE
Eileen Egan spent her life promoting peace, working largely behind the scenes.
Essays
Humane design
BY KATE OTT
We need an ethical framework to help Christians respond to artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT.
The dance must go on
BY JOSEPH SORRENTINO
In a Mexican town, a multi-day dance ceremony is sustained by community and faith.
Sounding Board
Follow me
BY EMILY SANNA
U.S. Catholic readers weigh in on whether priests and other ministers should be active on social media.
Expert Witness
Do not be afraid
An interview with Joshua K. Smith
Is artificial intelligence all doom and gloom?
Home Faith
Keep your cool
BY TERESA CODA
Modeling God by being “slow to anger” is no easy task as a parent.
