Stained glass of Christ the Good Shepherd
Arts & Culture

‘Do Not Judge Anyone’ points to mercy in an unforgiving world

Cistercian monk Isaac Slater applies teachings from the monastic and mystic traditions to the challenge of living the gospel today.

I’ll admit, I’m judgy. For example, I once grew irritated with a good friend after they went a few weeks without communicating. Then I received their apologetic email, and I realized my friend had simply been swamped at work. And...

March 2026

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE

Moral code

Video games are unexpectedly full of moral decisions.
BY RILEY MACLEOD

Biased bots

The AI explosion amplifies existing biases in the church.
BY HEIDI SCHLUMPF

Our Lady of Revolutions

Mary challenges power and embodies resistance, says this theologian and writer.
AN INTERVIEW WITH KAT ARMAS

Look to the Luddites

As tech advances threaten labor justice, we might just need another Luddite movement.
BY LEVI CHECKETTS

Grounded in creation

Cultivate a spirituality rooted in wonder at creation’s abundance.
BY KATHY COFFEY

“American Catholics come from a pilgrim, immigrant church that has helped forge this great nation. We forget that to our ecclesial and national peril.”

Kevin Clarke