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  • AI Is Not Morally Neutral, According to Pope Leo XIV

    AI Is Not Morally Neutral, According to Pope Leo XIV0

    Pope Leo XIV released his first encyclical, or formal pastoral letter, in May, titled “Magnifica Humanitas.” In this encyclical, he tackles some of the most pressing questions regarding modern social debates, namely, the use of artificial intelligence, providing several prudent warnings for all of us, whether Catholic, Protestant, or not religious at all.  AI Is

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  • When It Comes To Manners and Civility, Don’t Be a ‘Goop’

    When It Comes To Manners and Civility, Don’t Be a ‘Goop’0

    While recently visiting my daughter’s house to celebrate the high school graduation of my twin granddaughters, I mentioned Gelett Burgess’ collection of poems for children, “Goops and How to Be Them.” Instantly the two graduates, a couple of their siblings, and my daughter chanted in unison that book’s first poem, “Table Manners.” The Goops they

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  • Pride Month Isn’t Canceled

    Pride Month Isn’t Canceled0

    The “vibe shift” is real. By “vibe shift,” I mean the shift from American family values to complete cultural degeneracy over the last 30 or so years. At the risk of sounding morose, the recent right-wing victory party over Pride Month is severely misguided. However encouraged we may be at the progress made against corporate

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  • You Can Do Better Than a Beach Read

    You Can Do Better Than a Beach Read0

    “But the fountain sprang up and the bird sang down Redeem the time, redeem the dream The token of the word unheard, unspoken” – T. S. Eliot, “Ash Wednesday” In his poem “Ash Wednesday,” T. S. Eliot famously borrows the language of St. Paul in order to image the paradoxes of faith. “For you were once

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  • 3 Ways To Escape the Doom-And-Gloomers

    3 Ways To Escape the Doom-And-Gloomers0

    For most of the 21st century, a mob of Grinches has controlled American culture and politics. These are the Chicken Littles who have wailed that “climate change” would doom the planet. They are the sorcerers who declare that men can become women and vice-versa, who despite the blood-stained evidence of a hundred years proclaim the

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  • Forming the Habit of Joy Through Humor

    Forming the Habit of Joy Through Humor0

    While rarely discussed today, eutrapelia is an ancient Greek virtue that breeds charity, gratitude, and openness. Focused on the arts of humor, conversation, and recreation, it helps us grow more connected to ourselves, to others, and to God. For the Greeks, virtues were not destinations, but habits of moderation developed through care and perseverance. Over time, the

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