October 2025
VOL. 90, NO. 10
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Features
A doorway to shelter
The tradition of sanctuary churches has roots that are older than Christianity.
Faith in exile
The Haitian immigrants of St. Raphael’s in Springfield, Ohio rely on their faith in a time of crisis.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Leave the grass
BY YUNUEN TRUJILLO
Learn to plant seeds without worrying about the outcome.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
A human story
BY JOHN CHRISTMAN
While The Chosen has inspired millions, its theological missteps demand a closer look.
SALT & LIGHT
Common ground
BY KATHLEEN BONNETTE
Loving our neighbors—even those whose politics we oppose—is a moral and democratic imperative.
MARGIN NOTES
America’s justice gap
BY KEVIN CLARKE
The U.S. crime rate demands more than trite slogans.
TESTAMENTS
Never give up
BY EMILY SANNA
Like the persistent widow—and like God—we must never stop working toward justice.
GLAD YOU ASKED
What is Gnosticism?
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)
Wise Guides
The seer
BY SIMEIQI HE
Teilhard de Chardin’s vision of cosmic unity can guide us to a deeper appreciation of our life in Christ.
Essays
Walk and bear witness
BY CECILIA GONZALEZ-ANDRIEU
To better understand the immigrant experience, look to the spirituality of pilgrimage.
Big mission
BY CASSIDY KLEIN
A Florida Catholic school is redefining what it means to support the whole person.
Sounding Board
The right to stay
BY ANTONIO LEMOS
People have a right to migrate. But they also have the right to stay.
Expert Witness
Crossing the lines
An interview with Alejandra Oliva
Activist and translator Alejandra Oliva examines the persistent injustices of our immigration system.
Home Faith
In God’s eyes
BY TERESA CODA
How can we teach our children to see and love themselves as God does.
