U.S. Catholic
June 2007
Volume 72; Number 6
cover story
Pass the faith, please
Handing on Catholic tradition and practice to your kids can be a little more strenuous than passing the peas and carrots. Not to worry, writes Catherine O’Connell-Cahill in this Reader Survey. U.S. Catholic and family newsletter At Home with Our Faith readers have plenty of ideas to keep family faith cooking.
features
A betrothal proposal
Cohabitation may seem to be a decidedly modern issue, but Catholic tradition can engage its ancient resources to get couples back into the church’s good graces, argue Catholic marriage experts Michael G. Lawler and Gail S. Risch.
I think we’re alone now
How do couples move on after the kids have moved out? Family therapist Virginia Curran Hoffman offers suggestions on filling an empty nest.
Civil writer
Daniel Rudd was certain that Catholicism was the church for African Americans recently freed from slavery. In Wise Guides Daryl Grigsby shows how Rudd, a son of former slaves himself, can guide us today to a truly integrated Body of Christ.
essays/opinion
I brake for family
When the wild minivan ride of modern life has her head spinning, over-scheduled mom Mary Cleary Kiely finds taking her foot off the gas is a good way to get perspective.
Shhhhhhhhhh
Quieting down can reveal a wisdom deeper than words, writes Brian Doyle. But it may make you want to talk to animals.
Through the eyes of a child
Sure, we can all learn a thing or two from children. But Patrick Reardon came up with 10.
Kosher conversations
Maria Leonard finds in Practicing Catholic that friendship with people of another faith can transform her understanding of her own.
departments
Editors’ Note
You May Be Right—Letters
Signs of the Times—News
Catholic Tastes
Glad You Asked—Who owns my parish?
Under Review
Spirituality Café
Eye of the Beholder
—Jerry Bleem, O.F.M.
columns
Odds & Ends—Peter Gilmour
Scary campfire stories
Margin Notes—Kevin Clarke
Iran spam
Testaments—Alice Camille
Three cheers for the trinity
Culture in Context—Patrick McCormick
Our brother's keeper
The Examined Life—Bryan Cones
Sweet Jesus!