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 A Way in the Wilderness By Alejandra Oliva April 5, 2025 A First Step By Archbishop John Wester April 4, 2025 A Secondhand Burden By Céire Kealty April 3, 2025