Franciscanism
The rise of artificial intelligence has created both awe and anxiety. AI can write essays, generate art, mimic human speech, and increasingly shape decisions about justice, healthcare, and security. Yet for all its capabilities, AI cannot hope. Hope is a virtue grounded not in prediction or processing power, but in trust, vulnerability, and faith. Still,…
My homework for this weekends Franciscan Justice Circle was to listen to this Walter Brugemmann podcast on Prophetic Imagination (I highly recommend). I took notes then fed my notes into ChatGPT and asked for a summary liturgy and this is what I got: Leader: In the pit of unworthiness, we cry out.All: Yet the Spirit…
💥 ChatGPT alone now processes 2.5 billion prompts a day.🤯Each one consumes 2.9 watts, about the energy of a 60-watt bulb glowing for 3 minutes.☀️That means ChatGPT is quietly burning ~7.3 gigawatt-hours daily. Enough to power 250,000 U.S. homes for a day.
Embrace a New Spiritual Practice: Birthday Prayer Alarms In our fast-paced world, it’s easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of daily life, often forgetting to take a moment to connect with our loved ones and our spiritual selves. But what if there was a simple, yet profound way to integrate these…
