No one wants to hear, “You have a rare disease,” but my neurologist announced it when she diagnosed me with erythromelalgia. This neurovascular syndrome identified in 1 in 100,000 people produces extreme burning and redness in...
How the sacraments help me live with a rare disease
Cheap spirituality can be worse than useless, for someone living with a rare disease—but the sacraments can be assurance of God's presence.
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February 2026
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
The people’s liturgy
At an immigrant detention center, Catholic liturgies proclaim solidarity with victims of injustice.
BY CASSIDY KLEIN
Many voices
Musical polyphony is one of the many gifts Black Catholics bring to the church
BY ALEXANDER WALTON
Holy lives
The story of Black Catholics in the United States is one of firm devotion and faithfulness.
AN INTERVIEW WITH TIA NOELLE PRATT
A liturgy of abundance
Inclusive parish life and the traditional liturgy could go hand in hand, if we let them.
BY REBECCA BRATTEN WEISS
Our sacrament
Amidst cultural and religious differences, one couple built a new, unified wedding tradition.
BY FABIO COLORADO AND SELAH LONG
“God is on the side of the oppressed. How can we stay silent? The church always has to raise its voice.”
Irma Hernandez
