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 2004-12-17 issue: View Contents Most Recent Coming of Age in America By Peter Quinn April 9, 2025 Devotion to the Displaced By Antonio Graceffo April 8, 2025 A Rival Magisterium By Shaun Blanchard, Richard T. Yoder April 7, 2025