As a priest, archbishop, and president of the US bishops' conference, Cardinal Joseph Bernardin, a native of Columbia, S.C., lived a ministry marked by thoughtfulness, compassion, and conviction. In his book, Joseph Bernardin: Seeking Common Ground (2016, Liturgical Press) , Steven P. Millies relies on interviews with the cardinal's assistants, friends, and family members, as well as on some previously unavailable archival material, to explore Bernardin's controversial "seamless garment"