Pastor’s Letter 7.12.26

Pastor’s Letter 7.12.26

Dear Friends, As Pope Leo begins his discussion on AI itself, he qualifies the meaning of intelligence. That paragraph has generated the most discussion worldwide: It is not possible to provide a single, comprehensive definition of AI. What can be stated, however, is...
Pastor’s Letter 7.5.26

Pastor’s Letter 7.5.26

Dear Friends, After the first two chapters of his encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, where Pope Leo reviews the Social Doctrine of the Catholic Church, he begins the core of this letter – the new challenge of Artificial Intelligence. The first question you and others...
Pastor’s Letter 6.28.26

Pastor’s Letter 6.28.26

Dear Friends, The teacher in me desires to have everyone read the first two chapters of Pope Leo’s encyclical which does such a great job of summarizing the Social Doctrine of the Church. Given that this wish is not likely to be realized, let me give you Pope Leo’s...
Pastor’s Letter 6.21.26

Pastor’s Letter 6.21.26

Dear Friends, I will continue with an overview of Pope Leo’s encyclical on AI in a moment, but first I want to reflect briefly upon what Pope Leo did Saturday. According to his schedule on the Vatican website, while visiting Northern Italy, he is to go by car to the...
Pastor’s Letter 6.14.26

Pastor’s Letter 6.14.26

Dear Friends, Some of our neighbors who are not Catholic may find it odd that the Holy Father has written an encyclical on the challenges humanity faces with the use of AI. Some of his critics do not think he has gone far enough and suggest he state that AI is always...
Pastor’s Letter 6.7.26

Pastor’s Letter 6.7.26

Dear Friends, In this, our moment in history, as humanity faces something totally new, Pope Leo has given us a teaching to guide us with a wisdom born of the Holy Spirit. The Holy Father signed Magnifica Humanitas on May 15, 2026, the 135th anniversary of Rerum...