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Acknowledgments

I would like to thank the community of the University of Dayton for all of their love and support as I worked on this project. My mentors—Vince Miller, Sandra Yocum, and Bill Portier—were especially supportive of not only this project but of all of my work as a graduate student and beyond. Without the encouragement and insight of Vince Miller especially, I would not have been able to write Virtual Communion.

Special thanks to Adam Sheridan, whose wisdom and creativity has been a source of inspiration to me as a scholar for a decade. Long road trips and sumptuous meals with Tim Gabrielli solidified so many of my thoughts on this subject and kept me sane during the writing process. My work is also bolstered by the constant friendship of Emily McGowin and Derek Hatch, who make up just part of a much bigger community of scholars with whom I have been lucky to study and teach.

Finally, the support of two women—my mother, Marsha Miskec Schmidt, and my cousin, Jennifer Miskec—helped me have the confidence to write on this topic. In this project and in my teaching life, I strive to represent the beauty and grace of all the Miskec women.