John C. Cort is author of, most recently, Dreadful Conversions: The Making of a Catholic Socialist (Fordham University Press). Also by this author Organizing the Faithful Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2004-08-13 issue: View Contents Most Recent On Death & Resurrection By Paul J. Griffiths April 19, 2025 Unmitigated Disaster By Isabella Simon April 19, 2025 Poem | The Say-but-the-Word Centurion Attempts a Summary By Les Murray April 18, 2025