Father Richard Speaks

Why Constant Stimulation Cannot Satisfy the Soul The soul was not designed for perpetual stimulation. It was designed for reverence. That may be one of the most countercultural sentences we can speak in the age of artificial intelligence, smartphones, social media, breaking news, productivity hacks, algorithmic outrage, and the endless scroll. We live in a…

Hope is not optimism, denial, or religious mood management. Hope is the Spirit’s yes alive in us — a positive vision rooted in love, mercy, community, creation, and the reign of God. In an age of artificial intelligence, polarization, loneliness, outrage, and simulated connection, hope must become embodied. AI can generate words about love, but…

Wisdom from Bruno & Nicholas of Cusa, regarding The Crisis of Human Meaning in the Age of AI We are drowning in information while starving for wisdom. Never in human history have we possessed so much data about the world and so little agreement about what it means to be human within it. Algorithms predict…