catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 6, num. 24
2007-12-28 — 2008-01-11
Oh, the holidays—a time when love abounds and tempers flare. Spending extended periods of time with our families can help us understand who we are now, revert us to children, inspire immense gratitude and create loads of stress…sometimes all at once. Stories of change, reconciliation, discovery and joy.
event
new resources!
*culture is not optional is excited to introduce the first two books in our new Road Map Series. Do Justice: A Social Justice Road Map and Eat Well: A Food Road Map both collect essays, artwork and resources lists to serve as an introduction to exploring what faithfulness might look like in each of these areas of life. They're only $7.50, so you can get one for yourself and one to share!
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feature
A Christmas reflection on an extraordinary life
by Neil E. Das
A time of year when families traditionally gathers prompts thoughts about a mother’s identity.
articles
EditorialHating my family
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
The times, they are a changin’ in my family and yours.
ArticleA shifting image
by Alissa Goudswaard
On family gatherings marked by new life and loss.
Article
I've become my mother
by Amanda Caldwell
A reflection on the super-humans we know as our parents.
ArticleCloseness and incarnation
by Barbara Zielinski
An interactive reflection on families, intimacy and the transforming power of Christ’s birth.
reviews
Review
Grant’s recommendations 12.28.07
by Grant Elgersma
The film adaptation of Tony Kushner’s Angels in America, an epic composition performed by the Kronos Quartet and an opera about the making of an atomic bomb.
gallery
PoetryRug Hooking
by Meredith Kathryn-Case Gipson Hoogendam
Photography
Frances Brown Case
by Meredith Kathryn-Case Gipson Hoogendam
Photography
Murree's First Christmas
by Neil E. Das
in case you missed it the first time
FeatureNavigating family history
by Chris Fuller
A tradition of boating finds its current home in longing.
Article
Death in the family
by Kimberly Webster
A grandmother’s stories about death and destruction warrant both laughter and love.
FeatureUnto us
by Joe Lapp
Stories from personal and family history, told through the art of two manger scenes.
ArticleProzac, Paxil, Nortriptyline--Go Noyeses!
by Chris Noyes
An exploration of how prescription medication can affect quality of life for a family.
weaving the web
Orion MagazineHome is Where They’ll Lay Me Down
Mike Connelly on the intertwining of his family’s stories with the story of the Coho salmon.
Killing the BuddhaXmas in the Lions’ Den
A bible-inspired narrative of holidays with the girlfriend’s family by Eileen Myles.
the back page
- AlternetFlight Rage Incident Reveals the Dark Side of Osteen's 'Prosperity Gospel'
- The TennesseanGod and art: Nashville's religious communities bridge the gap
- The New York TimesThe pursuit of justice vs. the pursuit of peace
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
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recent *cino blog entries
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