March 2022

VOL. 87, NO. 3

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Features

The fall

BY DON CLEMMER

Since the beginning, sin has resulted from a failure to love.

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Alaskan airwaves

BY PAULINE HOVEY

For 50 years, radio station KNOM has been a Catholic voice in the wilderness.

Columns

THE EXAMINED LIFE

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Just dance

BY JESSIE BAZAN
Expand your definition of prayer.

CULTURE IN CONTEXT

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Winning at life

BY PAMELA HILL NETTLETON
Apple TV+’s coach Ted Lasso doesn’t often win games, and he’s OK with that.

SALT & LIGHT

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Course correction

BY FATHER BRYAN MASSINGALE
Lent invites us to believe in the gospel of God’s love for us.

MARGIN NOTES

Enough

BY KEVIN CLARKE
Violence against women insults God.

TESTAMENTS

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Family ties

BY ALICE CAMILLE
What makes a family worth fighting for isn’t entirely defined by its legitimacy in the sacramental sniff test.

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)

Practicing Catholic

East and West

BY NIGEL VAN DER WOUDE
Exploring different Catholic rites opens up new routes to relationship with God.

Essays

Teen spirit

BY TERESA CODA
There’s still much to learn from another pandemic Lent.

Sisters in scripture

BY JESSIE BAZAN
Thank God for persistent women.

Sounding Board

Who tells your story?

BY REBECCA BRATTEN WEISS
Representation in Catholic media leaves room for improvement.

Expert Witness

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Room to breathe

An interview with the Rev. Angela N. Parker
Wrestling with scripture is an important process for everyone, says this biblical scholar.

Home Faith

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In Christ’s image

BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
The perfect parent is an imperfect one.