November 2021

Article

Sisters on the Move

The Dominican Sisters of Peace spend their lives constantly on the move, changing places and customs to meet the emerging needs of the people of God.

By Ann Killian

November 13, 2021

Article

Babylon & Boogie Street

Throughout Leonard Cohen’s life, he sought a commitment to others that echoed, however imperfectly, Jesus’s love.

By Marcia Pally

November 11, 2021

Music

Article

It’s wonderful to be able to join voices with other musicians to praise and celebrate our Black Catholic heritage.

We Are Still Standing

By Lauren Warner

November 10, 2021

Feature

Silence in the City

The simplicity of monastic practice feels right for the chaos of our time.

By Kaya Oakes

November 8, 2021

Feature

Cloud, Steam, and Soot

A new exhibit explores J.M.W. Turner’s relationship to nineteenth-century Britain’s changing landscape.

By Nicole-Ann Lobo

November 7, 2021

Arts

Culture

Article

Living Out Charism

“Even on the days I question my spiritual ties to the Church, the Marianist charism has helped me find a place in Catholicism.”

By Neomi De Anda

November 4, 2021

Laity

Feature

Embracing Uncertainty

The Norbertines in Santa Maria de la Vid understand that moving forward means adopting a flexible style of living and working in the Albuquerque community.

By Griffin Oleynick

November 2, 2021

Article

Going Gray

Reminders of death—and of the dead—needn't be terrifying.

By Susan Bigelow Reynolds

November 1, 2021

Saints

Feature

A Spirit of Abundance

Is an intentional community like Bethlehem Farm actually a sustainable model of community life that more Catholics should emulate?

By Regina Munch

October 28, 2021

Article

They Were Here

Writing graffiti can be a small rebellion, a sign that people passing through mattered.

By Daniel Walden

October 27, 2021

Saints

The Last Word

Article

The Antisocial Network

The extent to which Facebook prioritizes profits over safety is especially alarming in light of just how integrated Facebook has become across the globe.

By Dominic Preziosi

October 26, 2021

Technology

Article

Seeking Asylum

The Biden administration is using Title 42 to deny migrants the chance to seek asylum, a decision that is both inhumane and unnecessary.

By Isabella Simon

October 24, 2021

Immigration

Joe Biden

Article

The Pandora Papers remind us that allowing billionaires to steal from the rest of us and get away with it really is a choice.

Make Them Pay

October 21, 2021

Economy

Foreign Affairs

Domestic Affairs

Article

Speak Boldly, Listen Carefully

The synod in Rome envisions a different Church, one in which ordinary people are heard.

October 21, 2021

Article

‘The Problem Remains’

France’s report on clerical sexual abuse reveals a problem with institutional causes that must still be addressed.

By Massimo Faggioli

October 17, 2021

Sexual-abuse Crisis

Pope Francis

Article

Fractured Remembrance

Two memoirs explore the complicated relationships of daughters and their immigrant parents.

By Melody S. Gee

September 22, 2021

Nonfiction

Immigration

Article

A Deeper Disaffiliation

If the Eucharist is an encounter with the living person of Jesus Christ, then disaffiliation from the Eucharistic liturgy is defection from Jesus Christ himself.

By Robert P. Imbelli

September 15, 2021

Bishops

Article

A Strategy for Launching a Eucharistic Revival

A strategy for launching a Eucharistic revival that takes into account the challenges specific to U.S. Catholics today

By Cardinal Blase J. Cupich

September 13, 2021

Article

Critical Loitering

Michael Hofmann’s writing is elegant, funny, and very strange, less interested in synthesis than exploration.

By Anthony Domestico

August 12, 2021

Poetry

Article

December 6: Charism & Community in an Age of Discernment

Webinar: Charism & Community in an Age of Discernment

November 16, 2021

Feature

‘Don’t Worry, This Is a Catholic House’

At Casa Juan Diego, caring for guests entails more than providing beds and meals.

By Louise Zwick

November 1, 2021

Immigration

Article

Issue Discussion Guide — November 2021

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October 29, 2021

Article

The Varieties of Religious Community Today

In the face of precariousness and uncertainty, religious orders and lay Catholic communities model how to live in relation with both one other and God.

October 27, 2021