Mathew N. Schmalz is associate professor of religious studies at the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, Massachusetts. Also by this author In the Flesh Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-07-15 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