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Navigating Our Brave New World

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  Navigating Our Brave New World https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/navigating-our-brave-new-world?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare Are you a tech optimist or pessimist?  Do you think our advancing technology—in areas such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing, robotics, and space technology—will make our world better or worse? And do you think the new technologies of the last two centuries have more helped or harmed the advancement of mankind? I’ve found that the more traditional a Catholic is, the more likely he is to answer those questions pessimistically. He’s more inclined to be skeptical of the claims coming from tech optimists that we can make a better world through man-made technology. We see this skepticism particularly in the  “back to the land” movement  that has grown popular among a certain segment of Catholics in recent years. I spent the first fifteen years of my career as a software developer, and my start c...
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The influencers who want the world to have more babies - and say the White House is on their side

  The influencers who want the world to have more babies - and say the White House is on their side https://bbc.com/news/articles/c5ypdy05jl9o?at_campaign_type=owned&at_medium=emails&at_objective=awareness&at_ptr_type=email&at_ptr_name=salesforce&at_campaign=newsbriefing&at_email_send_date=20250402&at_send_id=4326774&at_link_title=https%3a%2f%2fwww.bbc.com%2fnews%2farticles%2fc5ypdy05jl9o&at_bbc_team=crm
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HAL 9000: "I'm sorry Dave, I'm afraid I can't do that"

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FOR THE USE OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGIES - THE POPE VIDEO - APRIL 2025

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New technologies become a topic of prayer (and concern) for the Pope: here we explain it - ZENIT - English

New technologies become a topic of prayer (and concern) for the Pope: here we explain it - ZENIT - English : In the video illustrating his prayer intention for the month of April, the Pope asks that we pray “that the use of the new technologies will not replace human relationships, will respect the dignity of the person, and will help us face the crises of our times.” Pope Francis advocates putting technology at the service of every person, especially the weakest, and for taking care of the earth. “Something’s wrong if we spend more time on our cell phones than with people.”
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What Catholic sisters wish they had learned sooner

  What Catholic sisters wish they had learned sooner https://www.ncronline.org/node/297201
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Restoring the Lord's Day

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  Restoring the Lord's Day https://crisismagazine.com/opinion/restoring-the-lords-day?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=novashare audio https://trinitymedia.ai/player/share/ec544c29be57f83adc1b9f57cc1b18c4f86f If you asked  the average American why “blue laws” once existed, he’d likely stare at you in confusion. “What are ‘blue laws’”? he might ask.   Those of us beyond a certain age remember when certain things could not be sold on a Sunday in America. In the New Jersey of my childhood, there were aisles in the supermarket cordoned off on Sundays. Smaller establishments just didn’t open. Only in the 1970s did the phenomenon of “Sunday-at-the-[Paramus]-mall” arrive. Lest one dismiss my memories of the Paleolithic Era, let me add that when I lived in Switzerland (specifically, Protestant Bern) from 2008-11, “blue laws” were alive and well. Most stores were closed, usually by 6 p.m. on Saturdays. On Sunday mornings, one bakery in a district was ...
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