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    Oliva M. Espin, PhD

    Lecture of the Month

    Pope Leo XIV on the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in Technology’s “New Things”

    Guest Speaker: Oliva M. Espin, PhD
    Date & Time: Saturday, September 26, at 1:30pm
    Where We Meet: In Person or by Zoom to persons on our mailing list

    Pope Leo XIV’s recent encyclical has sparked global conversation, and it’s easy to see why. It tackles one of the defining questions of our era: What does AI mean for human dignity, work, and our shared future. It follows a long line of Catholic teaching on social justice concerning “new things” that affect the dignity of humans and their labor. The document is intellectually rich and deeply human, and leaves us with a challenge: if we want to disarm the earth, we must first disarm our words. In an age where our tools can amplify both our ideals and our worst impulses, it is quite an invitation to reflect.

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