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Words fail us: Priests and parishioners evaluate the new missal's first year

The view from the pulpit [1]

By Scott Alessi
A year may have passed, but many clergy say they are still hot under the collar over the changes brought on by the new Roman Missal.

The view from the pews [2]

By Meghan Murphy-Gill
Though they may have memorized their lines, U.S. Catholic readers still question whether the new Mass prayers translate into a meaningful worship experience.

Feature

Vatican 2.0: A look ahead to the next 50 years [3]

In the last of a three-part series, five of today's leading Catholic thinkers apply some old wisdom to new challenges in the church, including bioethics battles [4], faith in China [5], social media [6], and the liturgy wars [7].

Web-only features

Lamentations of a 'green' Catholic [8]

By Michael Wright

Following St. Francis in today's world [9]

By John Litwinovich

Essays

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

Jesus Christ: The missing years

By Brian Doyle
Since the scriptures spare us the details, we're left to wonder just what the Son of God was up to when he was a teenager.

Joyful mysteries (photo essay)

By Teresa Puente
When a stranger asks you to be a "godmother of the rosary" for her children while you're on a pilgrimage in Mexico, how can you say no?

Language barrier

In Person: Career builder

Departments

Editors' Note

You May Be Right (Letters to the Editor)

Signs of the Times (News)

Catholic Tastes (Humor)

Culture in Context: Music, film, and book reviews [10]

At Home with Our Faith [11]  (Family spirituality)

Eye of the Beholder (Art meditation)

Glad You Asked: Who invented the Nativity Scene? [12]

Columns

The Examined Life: Advance bishop [13]
By Bryan Cones

Margin Notes: Out of the ashes [14]
By Kevin Clarke

Culture in Context: I hate to say it
By Patrick McCormick

Testaments: What are you waiting for?
By Alice Camille