Who Controls AI? Pope Leo’s First Encyclical
May 26, 2026
Not About AI
Surrendering freedom and moral responsibility in exchange for security and earthly comfort is an enduring human temptation.
Posse
In the Public Square
- Fr. Gerald Murray on the ‘Emergency In The Church’: Catholic Leaders Decry Vatican Report That Pushes Homosexuality
- AI and the Miracle that Makes Us Human | Francis X. Maier
- Pope Leo and the Augustinian Tradition with Robert Royal beginning May 27
- The Dark Side of the Sexual Revolution | Mary Eberstadt
- Robert Royal on Martyrs of the New Millenium | EWTN Live with Fr. Mitch
The Catholic Thing
Coherence in Continuity
Magnifica Humanitas, more than a critique of AI, offers a defense of human dignity against impersonal efficiency.
Trusting the One who ‘Knows What He’s About’
St. John Henry Newman says that God the Creator "knows what He is about." Can we say the same about ourselves?
Dante and the Office
What if the afterlife was a divine comedy like the movie Office Space?
Reading the Catechism
with Fr. Gerald Murray
Fr. Gerald E. Murray begins a new series on the Catechism of the Catholic Church with the Faith & Reason Institute. Be sure to subscribe to receive notice each time a new video is released.
What is the plan of God for man? – Ep. 1
May 19, 2026
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Faith in God, Not Regime — Claire Lai on Her Father Jimmy Lai’s Imprisonment | Faith Under Siege
May 11, 2026
Robert Royal interviews Uzay Bulut about Pope Leo’s trip to Africa
April 15, 2026
Robert Royal Interviews Lebanese Bishop Georges Bacouni on War and Catholic Church in Middle East
April 13, 2026
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Pope Leo and the Augustinian Tradition
Trace the thought and influence of St. Augustine in the Catholic Tradition with a special focus on how his legacy has shaped and inspired our new pope, Leo XIV.
Calming the Storm
A course based on Fr. Gerald E. Murray's book-length interview with Diane Montagna, navigating the crises facing the Catholic Church and society.
St. Augustine’s Confessions
Robert Royal guides the student through St. Augustine's classic and highly personal book the Confessions.
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