“It’s a funny thing about artificial intelligence,” mused my friend Jerry. He is an engineer who has worked for many years using neural network computing to develop systems that allow computers to speak in natural-sounding tones. “Whenever it actually comes up with something useful, they stop calling it artificial intelligence.” Language recognition and speech generation are examples of things that computers have an innately difficult time with, but which the various forms of artificial intelligence – or rather, neural networks...
In the Acts of the Apostles, Luke, the evangelist who seeks to present the Christian faith to the elites of the Greco-Roman world, tells how Peter’s shadow could heal the sick just like the handkerchiefs that belonged to Paul (cf. Acts 5:15 and 19:12). At other times, Luke is very critical of magic. He tells us that in Ephesus new converts to Christ burned talismans and magic books worth 50,000 silver coins (cf. Acts 19:19). The ancient world was fond...
Two Years of Bloody Fighting More than two years have passed since Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine on February 24, 2022, in what he called a “special operation.” The Kremlin, misinformed by its generals and spies, thought that taking Kyiv and establishing a friendly government there would be easy to achieve; in reality, it was not. The long trail of military vehicles headed for the capital, attacked and largely dispersed en route, became a symbol of the Red Army’s...
The Spirit of the Synodal Process The synod on synodality, a three-year process of praying, listening and engaging in dialogue, inaugurated by Pope Francis in October 2021 to chart a path for our post-modern era, registered a significant milestone with the 26th Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in Rome (October 4-29, 2023). For Pope Francis, “It is precisely this path of synodality which God expects of the Church of the third millennium.”[1] This synodal journey follows in the spirit...
The morning of February 24, 2022, represents a critical point in European history, one that harks back to events leading up to World War II. Admittedly, post-WWII Europe has never been a conflict-free zone, because from then to now it has experienced war and other violent events: episodes related to the Cold War; the uprisings in Eastern countries; the wars in the Balkans after the fall of Yugoslavia in 1991; and then Russian wars and military presence in the Caucasus...
Jacques Delors (1925-2023) can be considered the architect of today’s Europe. Some considerations reflect well what Catholicism means for political action (le politique, “politics”), beyond the day-to-day action of government and management (la politique, “policy”). Enrico Letta, among others, stressed the clarity of Delors’ ethical convictions and utopian drive. His fundamental commitment to subsidiarity in the reshaping of Europe was far-reaching, as was his leadership, which was bold and at the same time pragmatic. The method, the art of consultation...
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