September 2025
VOL. 90, NO. 9
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Features
Business models
BY RENÉE RODEN
Catholic business schools stand at a crossroads between Catholic social teaching and capitalism.
Mission under fire
As the federal government cracks down on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, Catholic universities respond.
Columns
THE EXAMINED LIFE
Room for God
BY FATHER TOM MCGANN, C.M.F.
Make your personal space one that draws you to God.
CULTURE IN CONTEXT
Shows of solidarity
BY PAMELA HILL NETTLETON
Indigenous-led television is expanding its small but powerful canon, offering stories that honor Native life and resilience.
SALT & LIGHT
All together now
BY DAVID CLOUTIER
The Holy Spirit reminds us that unity isn’t uniformity, but communion.
MARGIN NOTES
Dignity disrupted
BY KEVIN CLARKE
Pope Leo is taking a stand against the coming AI revolution.
TESTAMENTS
What if we fail?
BY ALICE CAMILLE
Is being a “good-enough Christian” good enough?
GLAD YOU ASKED
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)
Practicing Catholic
A worker’s prayer
BY REBECCA BRATTEN WEISS
The Angelus prayer sanctifies the rhythms of work and rest.
Essays
God’s playground
BY TERESA CODA
Kids aren’t the only ones who need to take a break.
For all ages
BY ABBY RAMPONE
Intentional communities benefit when everyone is given an equal voice.
Sounding Board
Out of step
BY MEGHAN J. CLARK
Is the church really ready to respect the fullness of women’s vocations.
Expert Witness
Faith takes root
An interview with Jeff Chu
For this seminary graduate, learning to farm and learning about God went hand in hand.
Home Faith
Difficult farewells
BY DON CLEMMER
Fractured family relationships challenge us to believe more deeply in God’s mercy.
