October 2021
VOL. 86, NO. 10
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Features
A light in the dark
BY JOSEPH X. ALBINO AND EMILY SANNA
In the face of physical and emotional isolation, one woman is making a difference in the lives of Alaskan youth.
Use your voice
A Catholic school alumna struggles with how to hold Catholic institutions accountable.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Faces of God
BY STEPHANIE CLARY
In photographs of human tragedy lie a difficult reminder that we are all made in God’s image.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Good grief
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN, S.S.S.
A heart-warming film about Charles Schulz and his life’s work is also a call to come together.
SALT & LIGHT
Work, play, rest
BY MEGHAN J. CLARK
Can birds help us embrace a vision of labor that reclaims the dignity of work and of workers?
MARGIN NOTES
The installment plan
BY KEVIN CLARKE
Are online microloans just a shortcut to overconsumption?
TESTAMENTS
Beyond the binary
BY ALICE CAMILLE
Dualisms are appealing, but they don’t tell the whole story.
GLAD YOU ASKED
Expert Witness
Stand in solidarity
an interview with Jordan Denari Duffner
Catholics need to address Islamophobia—in all of its forms.
Essays
A time for truth
BY NICOLE M. PERONE
A young adult reckons with the shock of church abuse reports.
Just feelings
BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
Emotions reveal the true tendencies of the heart.
Sounding Board
What’s in a sin?
BY TERESA CODA
To grow and evolve, we must rethink sin.
Practicing Catholic
Deep breaths
BY CHRISTINE VALTERS PAINTNER
Pray with each breath to feel God in every moment.
Home Faith
Tangled chains
BY MOLLY JO ROSE
A rosary holds fraying family bonds together.
