June 2024
VOL. 89, NO. 6
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Features
Fair game
BY REBECCA RANDALL
What would a Catholic ethic of hunting look like?
The Catholics against guns
BY KATIE BAHR
Some Catholics are finding creative ways to oppose violence and work for peace.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Safe, brave, and loved
BY YUNUEN TRUJILLO
The pope says LGBTQ+ people can be godparents, so why would a parish fail to welcome them?
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Fellow Earthlings
BY PAMELA HILL NETTLETON
Resident Alien sheds light on what it means to be human.
SALT & LIGHT
Playing God
BY DAVID CLOUTIER
Life is a fundamental gift from God. Is it always worth living?
MARGIN NOTES
Cars ruin everything
BY KEVIN CLARKE
Cities should be designed as if people and community matter most.
TESTAMENTS
Keep up tradition
BY ALICE CAMILLE
The church has always evolved to meet the needs of its people.
GLAD YOU ASKED
What does the church teach about self-defense?
Departments
Editors’ Note
You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)
From the Archives
Poetry
Reviews (Music, Film, Books)
Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)
Practicing Catholic
Resurrection work
BY EMILY CORTINA
Visiting the imprisoned is more than a box to check on a Catholic’s to-do list.
Essays
Peace restored
BY NICHOLAS HAYES-MOTA
Nonviolence is a key element of Christian discipleship.
When will it stop?
BY ALDENA BROWN
A mother reflects on her son’s death due to gun violence.
Sounding Board
Good guys with guns
BY REBECCA BRATTEN WEISS
Ethical gun ownership may mean laying down your weapons.
Expert Witness
Tools for change
An interview with Mike Martin
RAWtools turns guns into garden tools to mourn lives lost to gun violence.
Home Faith
Growing together
BY DON CLEMMER
Change is an inevitable factor in our long-term relationships.
