Cathleen Kaveny

"We can't allow the words of the Declaration of Independence to devolve into impotent platitudes. Following the example of Leo, we must incarnate its commitment to dignity, equality and flourishing in our actions and in our laws." 

"The problem of social media is not merely religious but human, and because it is a human problem, the church, as an 'expert in humanity,' has ways of understanding and addressing it," writes Cathleen Kaveny.

Theologian and ethicist Margaret Farley begins not by talking, but by listening, by offering her merciful attention and accompaniment as another human being begins to articulate their own experiences and troubles.

Cathleen Kaveny sees correlations between the Western theological tradition and "Barbie," which tells the tale of a fall from paradise into patriarchy, and makes deep-pink points about the poignancy of human existence.

Commentary: Sheltering in place underscores the American tendency to self-select into safe, like-minded identity groups. This happens in the church, too. Once the crisis has finally abated, how do we reclaim our three-dimensional presence to one another, with all its possibilities and annoyances?