The Reverend Randall R. Phillips is the pastor of Saint Blaise Parish in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and an adjunct instructor of theology at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. Get Commonweal’s latest, delivered twice weekly. Email address Published in the 2004-09-10 issue: View Contents Recommended for you A Presidential Smash and Grab By The Editors May 21, 2026 ‘As an Emerald Is Green’ By Ellen Wayland-Smith May 25, 2026 ‘The Real Thing’ By Anthony Domestico May 19, 2026
