Historically, American Catholic bishops weren't this united in opposing slavery or supporting civil rights. They aren't this united in opposing birth control, and that's American Catholicism's main thing. That's how obviously evil Trump's immigration policy is.

this isn't even a specific critique of AI, more of the growing sense that an end result - a piece of content - is anything at all. the process of failure and struggle and reflection is the only thing that gives meaning to creation.

"Hierarchies of obligations" are exactly what He came to annihilate, or re-annihilate, because they were always nothing. Do I love my own family more than I love the poor? Yes. Of course I do. I am human. So I pray for a greater heart, to increase my love for all human beings. That is my journey.