Cover story

So help me God [1]

An interview with David L. Holmes
America's postwar presidents have served as the nation's spiritual spokesmen, argues one Oval Office observer. Without their faith to guide them, these commanders-in-chief wouldn't have a prayer.

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Deeply grooved religion: More from David L. Holmes [2]

Feature

Nobody knows the trouble I've seen [3]

By Kristen Hannum
Back from the battlefield, today's war vets need more support from the church, but help on the homefront is often hard to find.

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Support for spouses of vets [4]

Feature

Vatican 2.0: A look ahead to the next 50 years [5]

In the second of a three-part series on new challenges for today's church, four prominent authors from four different countries discuss women and authority [6], climate change [7], keeping young people in church [8], and AIDS in Africa [9].

Sounding Board

My Mass exit [10]

By Victor Landa
The altar is no place for politics, argues a returning Catholic who headed straight for the door when a priest instructed parishioners how to vote. In Feedback, readers recall homily hits and misses.

Essays

(Essays, short stories, and poems are not available online.)

Lives of import

Wise Guide: Man of Action

Departments

Editors' Note

You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)

Signs of the Times (News)

Catholic Tastes (Humor)

Culture in Context: Muisc, film, and book reviews [11]

At Home with Our Faith [12]  (Family spirituality)

Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)

Glad You Asked: What is the history of marriage? [13]

Columns

The Examined Life: Death becomes us [14]
By Bryan Cones

Margin Notes: Less isn't more [15]
By Kevin Clarke

Culture in Context: Advanced Screening
By Patrick McCormick

Testaments: Power widows
By Alice Camille
 

U.S. Catholic Guide to the Gifts that Matter [16]