John Garvey was an Orthodox priest and columnist for Commonweal, and author of Seeds of the Word: Orthodox Thinking on Other Religions. Also by this author A Beautiful Day, A Horrible Event Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2004-05-07 issue: View Contents Most Recent A First Step By Archbishop John Wester April 4, 2025 A Secondhand Burden By Céire Kealty April 3, 2025 Booker’s Speech Act By Griffin Oleynick April 2, 2025