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Connecting history, philosophy, and culture to today's challenges focusing on the Anthropology of Technology, which has led me to become an AI ethicist. Technology is Necessary, but it is not Sufficient. Killer storyteller!
One hundred thirty-four years ago, on May 15, 1891, Leo XIII gave Christians a timeless treasure: the renowned encyclical Rerum Novarum. This document, along with its successor Quadragesimo Anno by Pius XI, continues to shape the social doctrine within the Catholic Church, bridging the past and the present for all who seek to realize the Kingdom of God.... Continue Reading →
Richard Pütz Just now · Shared with Public In Europe, especially in the UK, we see less overt political behavior than in the US. I think much of this concerns how Europe emphasizes restorative justice at all levels of education, including college and university. We see the understanding of restorative justice in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark as... Continue Reading →
See-Discern-Act Learn-Engage-Grow Innovate-Educate-Collaborate The English word "nine" used for number 9 appears 50 times in Bible verses. In the study of comparative religions, the number 9 symbolizes divine completeness or conveys the meaning of finality. The number “three” has profound symbolism in the study of religion, which recurrently marks divine intervention, completeness, and spiritual significance. ... Continue Reading →
From 1948 until he died in 1969, Fr. Louis J. Twomey published a newsletter out of Loyola University New Orleans, "Christ's Blueprint for the South," to educate his fellow Jesuits on Catholic social teaching and challenge them to put it into practice. Think See-Judge-Act as the theme of the newsletters. As Marshall McLuhan famously stated, 'The medium is the message.' The... Continue Reading →
Green Junction By Julie Peller Ph.D. Recent studies have assessed the amount of environmental and societal damage caused by global corporations. An analysis by economists who evaluated nearly 15,000 public companies (just a fraction of the total) concluded that companies would be required to pay 44% of their corporate profits for climate change-related environmental impairments.... Continue Reading →
Matthew 5:1 We read that Jesus went up on a mountainside and sat down. At the beginning of Jesus' ministry, think about your beginnings in Catholic Social Teaching and ministry. Reflect on the beginnings of those you follow and admire, both historically and present today. What were and are those beginning days about? How did... Continue Reading →
A 20-year-old shooter's records show as a registered Republican, a young middle-class male in suburbia America. What does this say to us about our culture and our society when so many shooters are young men? Just look at all the past shootings, the ages, their education, and their upbringing in our society. The shooter is... Continue Reading →
Green Junction Tackling the coronavirus pandemic has been a worldwide challenge and, at this time, has led to over 4 million deaths around the globe, over 612,000 in the US alone. In comparison, the deadly H1N1 virus that ravaged the world as the “Spanish flu” from 1918 to 1920 led to an estimated 50 million... Continue Reading →
Two creative movements in the Catholic Church became instrumental in leading up to Vatican II. The New Theology Movement of France and the Catholic Action Movement. A driving force in both movements in the United States was Louis J Putz CSC. As a student, Louis was inspired by Teilhard, Congar, de Lubac, Jean Danielou, Cardinal Suhard as... Continue Reading →
To escape intense heat during the heatwave in Oregon, at least 100 baby hawks purposefully plunged as much as 60 feet to the ground. The Blue Mountain Wildlife rehabilitation center had never seen this before, according to its director. Smoke from the extreme west coast wildfires made its way across the United States, prompting numerous... Continue Reading →
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