Contents

Cover Story

10  Heroes for God and All His Children: Spotlighting Catholic chaplains who earned the Medal of Honor, Peter E. Mayeux

Features

14  Our Shaky Trust: Today, as always, truth is our friend., Carol Monaco

20  Gay and Catholic: Now what? Eileen Wernsman

24  Devotion to the Nursing Mother: Our Lady of La Leche rests on a sacred acre, Rita Mantone

28  The Last Touchdown: Meditation: A hero is celebrated, B. G. Kelley

30  The Power of a Brother’s Tenderness: Profiles in Service: In Brazil, “I discovered a place so much poorer than I had ever seen.”

32  Behind the Masks: Fiction: A retired grandma goes to work to help her grandchild, Ken Neuser

35  A Saint of Our Own: Book Excerpt: How the quest for a holy hero helped Catholics become American, Kathleen Sprows Cummings

Columns

2   From the Editor: The stress of yes and no, Elizabeth A. Herzing-Gebhart

5   From the President and Publisher: A hunger for home, Fr. Byron Miller, CSsR

6   Just Live It: God’s word is with us always, Barbara Hughes

8   Plain Talk: “Father, should I vote or not?” Fr. Bruce Lewandowski, CSsR

9   The Redeemer, Mary, and You: For the love of God, Carol Monaco

18  Faith Hits Home: October assurances, Bonnie LeMelle Abadie

In Every Issue

4    Contributors

4    Mail

19  Around the Table

36  A Word from the Pope

36  Bible Quiz

37  Catholic Crossword

38  On the Shelf and On the Screen

39  Game Answers

40  The Lighter Side