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Should Catholics use ChatGPT? I explore this question in my latest opinion piece for the National Catholic Reporter. www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
Should Catholics use ChatGPT? A few things to consider
More than 800 million people use ChatGPT each week. But Catholics might wish to think carefully before they do — for a number of reasons, including theft, cognitive decline, and threats to jobs and th...
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July 10, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Should Catholics use ChatGPT? I explore this question in my latest opinion piece for the National Catholic Reporter. www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
I'm absolutely delighted with the new cover of my book, soon to be republished by Wipf and Stock. More soon!
July 1, 2025 at 9:03 PM
I'm absolutely delighted with the new cover of my book, soon to be republished by Wipf and Stock. More soon!
Tell Senators to oppose SNAP and Medicaid cuts www.congressweb.com/catholicchar...
Tell Senators to oppose SNAP and Medicaid cuts
This week, the Senate is expected to release the text of the Reconciliation Bill, which may include a permanent ban on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Medicaid for certain low...
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June 30, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Tell Senators to oppose SNAP and Medicaid cuts www.congressweb.com/catholicchar...
"Bomb, bomb, bomb... bomb bomb Iran"
That Beach Boys' spoof filled airwaves after I almost moved to Tehran in 1979. As I reflect on yesterday, Pope Leo's plea for dialogue, and our nation's polarization, I wish to share what I wrote for Drexel U's The Smart Set.
www.thesmartset.com/bursting-a-b...
That Beach Boys' spoof filled airwaves after I almost moved to Tehran in 1979. As I reflect on yesterday, Pope Leo's plea for dialogue, and our nation's polarization, I wish to share what I wrote for Drexel U's The Smart Set.
www.thesmartset.com/bursting-a-b...
Bursting a Bubble
Thanks to the Shah of Iran, I attended elementary school at a small Christian academy in west Tennessee. Four decades later, that experience adds perspective t
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June 22, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"Bomb, bomb, bomb... bomb bomb Iran"
That Beach Boys' spoof filled airwaves after I almost moved to Tehran in 1979. As I reflect on yesterday, Pope Leo's plea for dialogue, and our nation's polarization, I wish to share what I wrote for Drexel U's The Smart Set.
www.thesmartset.com/bursting-a-b...
That Beach Boys' spoof filled airwaves after I almost moved to Tehran in 1979. As I reflect on yesterday, Pope Leo's plea for dialogue, and our nation's polarization, I wish to share what I wrote for Drexel U's The Smart Set.
www.thesmartset.com/bursting-a-b...
...the mass arrest and removal of our neighbors, friends and family members on the basis of immigration status alone, particularly in ways that are arbitrary or without due process, represent a profound social crisis before which no person of good will can remain silent.
“Count on the commitment of all of us to stand with you in this challenging hour,” says Archbishop Broglio
“As your shepherds, your fear echoes in our hearts and we make your pain our own. Count on the commitment of all of us to stand with you in this challengin...
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June 17, 2025 at 2:07 PM
...the mass arrest and removal of our neighbors, friends and family members on the basis of immigration status alone, particularly in ways that are arbitrary or without due process, represent a profound social crisis before which no person of good will can remain silent.
ROBOT SEX SLAVES (!!!) are something I never thought I'd write about. The times, however, are changing. Please enjoy my latest in the National Catholic Reporter.
Robots, sex slavery and the Catholic Church www.ncronline.org/opinion/robo...
Robots, sex slavery and the Catholic Church www.ncronline.org/opinion/robo...
Robots, sex slavery and the Catholic Church
Without question, the dignity of people needs to be safeguarded, both within and without the "sphere of sexuality." But if robots can be conscious, what about their dignity?
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June 13, 2025 at 11:26 AM
ROBOT SEX SLAVES (!!!) are something I never thought I'd write about. The times, however, are changing. Please enjoy my latest in the National Catholic Reporter.
Robots, sex slavery and the Catholic Church www.ncronline.org/opinion/robo...
Robots, sex slavery and the Catholic Church www.ncronline.org/opinion/robo...
Tell your Senators to protect SNAP and Medicaid www.congressweb.com/catholicchar...
Tell your Senators to protect SNAP and Medicaid
The House of Representatives passed its Reconciliation Bill, and it now moves to the Senate where the bill is expected to undergo significant revisions. The House bill included cutting federal funding...
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June 9, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Tell your Senators to protect SNAP and Medicaid www.congressweb.com/catholicchar...
Grateful to the Instituto Humanitas of UNISINOS, a Jesuit university in Brazil, for translating and publishing in Portuguese my recent article for the National Catholic Reporter, "You're Not a Robot: A Timely Reminder from the Council of Nicaea."
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Você não é um robô: um lembrete oportuno do Concílio de Niceia. Artigo de Scott Hurd
Foto: Unsplash
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May 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Grateful to the Instituto Humanitas of UNISINOS, a Jesuit university in Brazil, for translating and publishing in Portuguese my recent article for the National Catholic Reporter, "You're Not a Robot: A Timely Reminder from the Council of Nicaea."
ihu.unisinos.br/categorias/6...
ihu.unisinos.br/categorias/6...
Grateful to the National Catholic reporter for featuring my most recent essay.
You're not a robot: A timely reminder from the Council of Nicaea www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
You're not a robot: A timely reminder from the Council of Nicaea www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
You're not a robot: A timely reminder from the Council of Nicaea
The ancient teaching of the Council of Nicaea, held 1,700 years ago this May, affirmed that Jesus is fully God and fully human, a direct rebuke to Silicon Valley techs who are pursuing immortality thr...
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May 28, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Grateful to the National Catholic reporter for featuring my most recent essay.
You're not a robot: A timely reminder from the Council of Nicaea www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
You're not a robot: A timely reminder from the Council of Nicaea www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
Grateful to the National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social for publishing my piece on what distinguishes us from robots that increasingly look, sound and act like us - stealing human jobs and, even more tragically, stealing human hearts.
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www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
Have a heart: What sets humans apart in a robot world?
The timing of Pope Francis' appeal to those "bombarded by technology" couldn't have been better. Because it's increasingly easy to imagine that robots can have hearts like ours.
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April 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Grateful to the National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social for publishing my piece on what distinguishes us from robots that increasingly look, sound and act like us - stealing human jobs and, even more tragically, stealing human hearts.
www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
Grateful to the Virginia Writers Project for publishing my poem, "I Was Here."
It's a reflection on the passing of peoples and time by Alexandria's Chinquapin Park and Alexandria City High School (formerly known as TC Williams of "Remember the Titans" fame).
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It's a reflection on the passing of peoples and time by Alexandria's Chinquapin Park and Alexandria City High School (formerly known as TC Williams of "Remember the Titans" fame).
online.fliphtml5.com/dxvtw/uhsh/#...
March 26, 2025 at 12:44 AM
Grateful to the Virginia Writers Project for publishing my poem, "I Was Here."
It's a reflection on the passing of peoples and time by Alexandria's Chinquapin Park and Alexandria City High School (formerly known as TC Williams of "Remember the Titans" fame).
online.fliphtml5.com/dxvtw/uhsh/#...
It's a reflection on the passing of peoples and time by Alexandria's Chinquapin Park and Alexandria City High School (formerly known as TC Williams of "Remember the Titans" fame).
online.fliphtml5.com/dxvtw/uhsh/#...
Grateful for Instituto Humanitas of UNISINOS, @ihu.unisinos.br, a Brazilian Jesuit university, for translating and publishing my recent article for the National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social
www.ihu.unisinos.br/categorias/6...
www.ihu.unisinos.br/categorias/6...
Abra mão da IA na Quaresma. Artigo de Scott Hurd
Foto: Pexels
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March 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Grateful for Instituto Humanitas of UNISINOS, @ihu.unisinos.br, a Brazilian Jesuit university, for translating and publishing my recent article for the National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social
www.ihu.unisinos.br/categorias/6...
www.ihu.unisinos.br/categorias/6...
Grateful to the @ncronline.bsky.social for publishing my appeal to "give up AI for Lent," given its impact on the environment.
February 28, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Grateful to the @ncronline.bsky.social for publishing my appeal to "give up AI for Lent," given its impact on the environment.