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Peace & Justice

Even in space, there’s no escape from junk

In “Laudato Si’” Pope Francis urged us to cast a critical eye to the earth below us. Now we need to turn our eyes upward.

Not content with creating mountains of fast-fashion throwaways that are visible from space, we earthbound folks are taking to our near heavens to find brave new worlds on which to dump our stuff. Our big blue marble in space is...

April 2024

HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE

Conversations in the Spirit (I, II, and III)

Three women writers find signs of hope that the church is working to break cycles of invisibility.
BY CECILIA GONZÁLEZ-ANDRIEURHONDA MISKA, AND KELLY ADAMSON

Walk together

Catholics responding to the opioid epidemic believe that the church can better support those with addictions.
BY JEANNINE M. PITAS

Art for all

Janet McKenzie’s sacred paintings go beyond stereotypes of race and gender to depict the holy in us all.
AN INTERVIEW WITH JANET MCKENZIE

Passengers

Asking for and receiving rides is one small practice that can create a truly interdependent world.
BY ALLISON CONNELY-VETTER

Complicated witness

Bartolomé de Las Casas’ conversion of heart led him to advocate for Indigenous people.
BY IVAN BREA

As Jesus’ physical body emerged from the tomb, so, too, must our love move us to respond to the physical needs of our neighbors.

Kathleen Bonnette