June 2021
VOL. 86, NO. 6
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Features
Vocation, interrupted
BY JESSIE BAZAN
Many grieve for the vocations they thought they’d have before the pandemic.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Surrender to God
BY FATHER TOM MCGANN, C.M.F.
Being formed in the light requires surrender to God’s plan.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
’Twas God that made them all
BY PAMELA HILL NETTLETON
A PBS series about a country vet points to the power of human decency.
SALT & LIGHT
The Black exodus
BY FATHER BRYAN MASSINGALE
We are witnessing an exodus of Black Catholics from the church. Why?
MARGIN NOTES
One heart and mind?
BY KEVIN CLARKE
The pandemic accelerated a galling process of wealth maldistribution.
TESTAMENTS
Shared senses
BY ALICE CAMILLE
After a long year of pandemic, it’s being together that we miss the most.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Departments
Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
Signs of the Times (News)
Catholic Tastes (Humor)
Reviews
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)
Expert Witness
Changes of heart
an interview with Stacy Davis
Changing society begins with changing ourselves, says this religious scholar.
Essays
Seasons of life
BY CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER
Our lives ebb and flow. God remains constant.
Sounding Board
Little liturgists
BY ANNE MCGOWAN
There’s no age requirement to discipleship.
In Person
Voice for the vulnerable
BY ROSIE MCCARTY
A state representative lives gospel values through her life of service.
Home Faith
Drawn together
BY MATT PAOLELLI
A child’s doodles reflect God’s love for us.
