Somewhere we know that without silence words lose their meaning, that without listening speaking no longer heals, that without distance closeness cannot cure. 

-Henri J. M. Nouwen

Current Issue

The 2025 issue of Relief is now available for preorder! We are delighted to bring this edition to you.

The issue has been ordered from our printer; orders will be shipped as soon as we receive the issue. We estimate that this will be shortly after Thanksgiving.

For over a decade, Relief has helped shape the landscapes of faith and imagination for readers around the world. In our annual print journal, we feature fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, graphic narrative, and reviews by some of today’s finest literary practitioners, alongside emerging voices. We also publish new reflections on our blog—meditations by diverse writers pondering our contemporary moment through the rich lenses of art and faith.