James P. McCartin teaches at Seton Hall University. He is the author of Prayers of the Faithful: The Shifting Spiritual Life of American Catholics (Harvard University Press). Also by this author Prayer Cards & Holy Dirt Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Published in the 2005-03-11 issue: View Contents Most Recent It Happened Here By Mollie Wilson O’Reilly September 6, 2024 Why Women’s Ordination Doesn’t Get Traction By Charlotte Allen September 5, 2024 Freedom for What? By Paul Baumann September 4, 2024