U.S. Catholic
July 2006
Volume 71; Number 7
cover story
Assisted living: When it's your turn to care
for your parents
You know the roles have reversed when the fight about the car keys pits grown child against aging parent. Kathy Saunders explores how adult children struggle to live the biblical charge to honor father and mother.
feature
Field hand
Sister Ann Kendrick, S.N.D. sees the success of her work with immigrants in their newfound public voice. Tara K. Dix explains in In Person what led this nun to migrate from higher education to a higher personal calling.
expert witness
Men in black
From sex abuse to the clergy shortage to the clerical generation gap, priestly ministry is in a state of flux. In Expert Witness National Federation of Priests' Councils president Father Robert Silva maps the current state
of the clergy.
sounding board
True faith waits
Confirmation isn't some ritual hoop to jump through, argues Christina Zaker in Sounding Board. Young children just aren't ready to make the commitment the sacrament requires. To confirm or not to confirm 7-year-olds? That is the question readers confront in Feedback.
essays/opinion
Still prisoners of war
His 118 days as a hostage in Iraq tested his values in ways he never could have imagined, admits peace activist James Loney, as he reflects on our continuing Babylonian captivity to violence.
Mega-misjudgment
It's easy to dismiss what you brand the "easy religion" of megachurch Christianity, admits Mark Redmond, until you encounter the struggles of the people who seek God there.
Got a light?
The flicker of candles has long been a sign of God's presence to believers, says Ginny Moyer in Practicing Catholic, and she still finds comfort in their combined light.
Not divorced from my faith
The pain of a broken marriage is sharp enough by itself, says Elsie Radtke in The Examined Life. We shouldn't make it worse by breaking our church bond with divorced Catholics.
departments
Editors' Note
You May Be Right: Letters
Signs of the Times: News
Catholic Tastes
Glad You Asked: "Why isn't the Gospel of Judas in my Bible?
Under Review
Spirituality Café
Meditation: Jim Forest
columns
Odds & Ends: Peter Gilmour
Tuesdays with Mormons
Margin Notes: Kevin Clarke
Oil change
Testaments: Alice Camille
Take it easy
Culture in Context: Patrick McCormick
B.A. in bankruptcy