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 The Importance of Being a Burden By Cathleen Kaveny July 30, 2026 Imitation of Life By Dorothy Fortenberry August 5, 2026 ‘They Don’t Want to Say Yes’ By Phyllis Zagano July 28, 2026