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June 2025

Volume 142, Issue #6

Features

As a progressive Catholic, I admired Francis. As a woman and a feminist, I was often disappointed by him.

Many young people love going to church camp. How does it shape their spiritual lives after they return home?

Divergent biblical interpretations and shared histories lead to different answers to the same question: Who are “the oppressed”?

One of the clearest ways God says yes to Christians is when unjust authorities hate us.

The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.

Her contributions to this nation can hardly be overstated. The federal government’s attempt to erase them has theological implications.

Rubén Rosario Rodríguez makes a case for the Reformer as a resource for justice and advocacy work.

by Bailey Pickens

Toni Alimi and Matthew Elia each make the case that it is. Their books demand a reckoning.

by James K. A. Smith

A startlingly large number of Americans support immigration arrests in houses of worship.

In Bong Joon Ho’s new satire, both versions of the title character are as expendable as the underclasses that fuel our capitalist system.

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