The American Book of Fables

The Ethics of AI in Magnifica Humanitas

We continue to explore Magnifica Humanitas by talking to Scott Hurd, Vice President for Leadership Development and Catholic Identity at Catholic Charities USA and Social Innovator Fellow at Notre Dame's Institute for Ethics and the Common Good.

The Podcasting Sisters: A conversation with Sr. Miriam from the OPen Mic podcast

She's gone viral for her authenticity and approachability, so Katie sat down with Sister Miriam, host of the OPen Mic podcast, to talk about what makes the "podcasting nuns" so relatable and beloved across social media. Links: * Check Out Openlight Media [https://openlightmedia.com/] * Listen to Dominican Sisters Open Mic [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dominican-sisters-open-mic/id1871562035]

Exploring Pope Leo's First Encyclical

Katie breaks down the various elements within Pope Leo's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, inviting Father Patrick Mary Briscoe and an AI ethicist and expert to weigh in on what makes the document so profound in the age of AI.

What to expect in Magnifica Humanitas, with Charles Camosy

Charles Camosy has a few thoughts about the upcoming encylical on Artificial Intelligence from Pope Leo XIV and we discuss them ahead of its release on May 25.

The Pieta, the World's Fair, and Emperor Constantine

Emperor Constantine was baptized on his deathbed, and thus began a transformation of Rome into a Christian (Catholic) city. At the heart of that city is the Vatican, home to an iconic work of art, Michelangelo's Pieta that has left Rome just once in its life: to go to the World's Fair in New York City in the 1960's. This is that story, told on the day when a man tried to destroy the Pieta with a geologist's hammer in St. Peter's Basilica.