Be sure to catch both parts of M. Cathleen Kaveny, professor of theology and law at Notre Dame, explaining Catholic morality, the role of the bishops and the development of the lay theologian, on “The Daily Show” last night. (Part II can be found here.) It was noteable for being a calm and lucid discussion of several hot topics.  Stewart seemed particularly interested in what Ms. Kaveny had to say.  Kaveny is also a blogger for DotCommonweal a frequent writer for America.  A list of her recent articles is here. 

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.