Ave Maria in the Afternoon – July 19, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: July 19, 2024 Published in: Ave Maria in the Afternoon

Fr. Isaac Morales looks at the Biblical foundations of Baptism and Andrew Petripin discusses resisting AI.

Marcus’ Monologue: Christ and the Constitution

On this day in 1918, Czar Nicholas and his family were murdered by the Bolsheviks. Marcus looks at the religious and sociopolitical significance of the Russian Revolution.

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Why Catholics can and should resist AI

Amid all the tired discussions of the “use” of technology in evangelism, the most important thing we can say is that being Catholic is simply impossible in any kind of virtual or artificial sense, or even with much reliance on technology at all. We discuss it with Andrew Petiprin.

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Why Catholics can and should resist AI

Andrew Petiprin is the Founder and Editor of the Spe Salvi Institute and previously served as the Fellow of Popular Culture at the Word on Fire Institute. He is an author and former Anglican cleric who came into full communion with the Catholic Church on January 1, 2019. He earned an M.Div. from Yale University and an M.Phil from Oxford University.

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Baptism: The Fountain of Salvation

Aristotle writes of an ancient Greek philosopher who believed that everything in the universe is made of water. While we know this is not literally the case, it does highlight the importance of water to our bodies and souls. The Scriptures abound with water liturgy, which is the foundation for the Church’s teachings on Baptism. Fr. Isaac Morales joins us with more.