November 2026
VOL. 91, NO. 11
Scroll through the Table of Contents to view what’s in this month’s print issue. Some articles are available only in the print issue: Subscribe today to get full access to all the material you see listed below. And remember to sign up for our weekly email so you never miss an online article!
Features
Reap what we sow
Climate change is affecting how we practice long-standing religious rituals. From resource scarcity to extreme weather events, changing landscapes to shifting seasons, communities must contend with challenges to how they have historically practiced their faith.
Window of hope
BY DON CLEMMER
A group of religious sisters forgave the man responsible for a terrible crime against their community, demonstrating what real reconciliation looks like.
EXPERT WITNESS
Unintended side effects
An interview with Samira K. Mehta
Contraception has been a defining religious issue in America, but the history of the pill is more complex than contemporary narratives suggest.
SOUNDING BOARD
Grave thoughts
BY HERMAN STARK
How do you want to be buried? From embalming to cremation to cryogenics, readers weigh in.
ESSAY
Glorious age
BY ELLYN SANNA
Stories of aging saints remind us that every stage of life holds meaning.
ESSAY
The pursuit of peace
BY SARAH SOUTHERN
A military spouse says real national strength prioritizes commitment to and collaboration with others.
Ethics
HOME FAITH
Worthy inheritance
BY SHANNON WIMP SCHMIDT
Family life plays an essential role in shaping Black Catholic history.
SALT & LIGHT
Know your history
BY MEGHAN J. CLARK
During a season of remembrance, we do well to recollect the truths of our nation’s history.
MARGIN NOTES
Consider what’s sacred
BY KEVIN CLARKE
How we vote has profound consequences for the common good.
Culture
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Icon and idol
BY LARYSSA D. HERRINGTON
Horror film Obsession offers insight into what happens when love gets twisted.
REVIEWS
The Conspiracists
By Noelle Cook (Broadleaf Books, 2026)
Reviewed by Jeannine M. Pitas
Weird Little Guys
Created by Molly Conger (iHeartPodcasts, 2024-present)
Reviewed by Nathaniel Hunter
Our Faith
WISE GUIDE
Holy voyager
BY KENNETH MCINTOSH
St. Brendan the Navigator offers hope and wisdom to people who travel into the unknown.
ORDINARY TIMES
Ready to wear
BY JENNIFER SAWYER
The never-ending task of sorting my kids; clothes contains loads of little mercies.
TESTAMENTS
How to become wise
BY KATE OXSEN
Wisdom is elusive, but the process of seeking it holds immense value.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Does the Catholic Church teach predestination?
POETRY
Talking politics with my neighbor on the other side
BY ERIN MURPHY
EYE OF THE BEHOLDER
Layer upon layer
BY JERRY BLEEM
