Over the past years, the billionaire Peter Thiel has written and spoken widely – at a four-lecture series in San Francisco in 2025; in an interview with Ross Douthat in the New York Times; perhaps most prominently at an invitation-only...
When subsidiarity is not linked to solidarity, it ends up becoming merely the protection of particular interests; when solidarity is not supported by subsidiarity, it degenerates into a form of welfare…. -Pope Leo XIV The northeasternmost region of the Democratic...
Technological products reflect the worldview of their developers, owners, users, and regulators, and have the power to “shape the world and engage consciences on the level of values.” Antiqua et Nova, §41 Setting aside for another day a wide range of...
{This article, addressing Large Language Models and Artificial Intelligence, will be presented in two parts; the first part, below, proposes a Christian understanding of word and language by which to evaluate the moral and philosophical implications of the use of...
From the man who saw fit to correct the Pope on his theology, more pearls of wisdom: Vice President JD Vance has described himself as “obsessed” with UFO files. In March, he said he has been trying to find time...
Mr. Vice President: This evening, you were quoted as having said at a Turning Point rally in Atlanta: “I think it’s very, very important for the Pope to be careful when he talks about matters of theology.” There is a...
As many WPI readers doubtless know, the past two days have seen (at least) two startling claims, with boundless ramifications for the United States, the Church, and the world. One of these – open, public, and widely disseminated – arrived...
When V. J, Tarantino and I were invited to represent WPI at a Napa Institute Salon Dinner led by the organization’s founder, Tim Busch, and his wife Steph in New York City on the Solemnity of St. Joseph, a few...
The Church is not a democracy. Seriously, how often have we heard this phrase? Does it not hold an honored place among ecclesial truisms, like “the Church thinks in centuries,” or “Catholics don’t sing”? Surely, in a literal sense, we...
Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from your Father. –Mt. 10, 29 To understand suffering, is to understand life. A radical statement – perhaps the more so,...
Earlier this week, just a few days before the release of Dilexi te, I read a talk delivered by financier and major Catholic donor Frank Hanna III, given at the Napa Institute summer conference this past July. Nothing could possibly...
Pope Leo XIV has asked us as Catholics to pray the Rosary daily for peace throughout the month of October. The Holy Father is not alone in singling out the Rosary as our path to peace – yet we should...
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