Liz McCloskey is a PhD candidate in spirituality at the Catholic University of America. She lives in the Washington, D.C., area with her husband Peter and their three children, Brian, Colin, and Nora. Also by this author Dropping Out Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2005-04-08 issue: View Contents Recommended for you Whatever Happened to Synodality? By Heidi Schlumpf June 18, 2026 Waidmannslust By Linda Kinstler June 15, 2026 Innocence & Impotence By Sophia Sheehy Bulla June 18, 2026