For me, it started with an unsuccessful attempt at growing vegetables on a shady apartment porch. The next year, it was a few potted tomato plants on the patio. Then came more tomato plants the next year, plus a try at growing...
7 saints for gardeners
These holy men and women stand as reminders for all gardeners to treasure the beauty of creation.
March 2024
HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE CURRENT ISSUE
Staying grassroots
As the Catholic worker movement enters the digital world, it confronts questions about its place in the real one.
BY RENÉE RODEN
Community of welcome
The Kino Border Initiative sets an example in advocating for migrants and refugees.
BY KATIE BAHR
A deadly myth
We can’t understand racial violence in this country without going back to Europeans’ first encounters with Indigenous people.
AN INTERVIEW WITH ROBERT P. JONES
My father’s regret
Work is valuable—but maybe you should play a little more.
BY EVELYN BENCE
You are loved
In the face of suffering, sometimes there are no easy answers.
BY MARK REDMOND
Observing Ramadan gave me a deeper appreciation for the Christian season of Lent.
Father Bryan Massingale