Monthly Archives: January 2024

A Theology of the Disembodied: The Pope’s ‘AI’ Caveats Continue

Posted on January 25, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

Hear my interview with Father Philip Larrey, an advisor to the Vatican on artificial intelligence. Recorded in early February, this 47-minute audio provides Fr. Larrey’s insights on AI’s benefits and challenges, expanding upon the World Communications Day message described below. … Continue reading →

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Remembering Charles Osgood, a Muse of the News

Posted on January 23, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

Charles Osgood, an immensely talented alumnus of Catholic schooling and brilliantly effective purveyor of a “Catholic imagination,” died Jan. 23 at age 91, leaving an upbeat legacy in secular American journalism. Osgood played a role in inspiring my own study … Continue reading →

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Words of the Year: ‘That Man is Not Real!’

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was first published in “Phronesis in Pieces,” at billschmitt.substack.com. Please consider subscribing. You can inspect links to my latest work in print and online, including a radio program I produced and hosted, as well as a PBS segment … Continue reading →

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