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. Email address Published in the 2005-03-11 issue: View Contents Most Recent Interregnum Report By The Editors May 1, 2025 Francis the Teacher By David Cloutier May 1, 2025 Listening to the Land By John-Paul Heil April 30, 2025