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Article More than Machines? Is AI really a threat to humanity? Or is it just a tool designed to make life a little easier? The work of Jacques Ellul offers a compelling answer. By Nolen Gertz July 26, 2023 Technology Politics Culture Philosophy
Article Women Deacons? The false argument against restoring women to the ordained diaconate—that women cannot image Christ—is the cause of the disrespect for women on every continent. By Phyllis Zagano July 23, 2023 Women in the Church Synodality Pope Francis Clericalism