November 2020

VOL. 85, NO. 11

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Features

Faithful citizens

BY BERNARD EVANS

In every election year, Catholic citizenship requires common good thinking.

House of peace

BY JEAN LOTUS

Offering hospitality and hope, Catholics in Colorado are putting faith into action by welcoming the stranger.

Columns

THE EXAMINED LIFE

Some kind of Eucharist

BY JESSIE BAZAN
‘I never imagined Eucharist could smell like beef stew—until it did.’

CULTURE IN CONTEXT

Iconic

BY DANNY DUNCAN COLLUM
Andy Warhol’s premodern starting point helped prepare him to become the postmodern Picasso.

SALT & LIGHT

Right and just

BY DAVID CLOUTIER
How we go about the long, arduous task of judgment matters.

MARGIN NOTES

Antibodies of solidarity

BY KEVIN CLARKE
Let’s not waste the coronavirus crisis.

TESTAMENTS

Black saints matter

BY ALICE CAMILLE
It’s time to include people of color in U.S. models of holiness.

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

Take a stand

an interview with Bill O’Keefe

With Catholic Relief Services, Catholics around the country are leading local social justice advocacy.

Essay

The monk and the artist

BY CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER
Nourish your inner monk through contemplative creativity.

Reader Survey

Breadth of life

BY STEPHEN SCHNECK
Being pro-life does not mean being a single-issue voter, say U.S. Catholic readers.

Wise Guides

The good pastor

BY BERNARD EVANS
Archbishop Hélder Câmara recognized that caring for the poor is not simply an act of charity, but also an act of justice.

Home Faith

Holy moments

BY TERESA CODA

Science and language often fall short in describing the depths of our experiences.