Evolution, Technology, and the Divine Ground: Teilhard de Chardin as a Resource for Responding to Magnigica Humanitas
Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical Magnifica Humanitas arrives at a moment of genuine civilizational urgency. Its concern for human dignity, its alarm at the displacement of labor, its refusal to treat…
AI, Wisdom, and the Awakening Noosphere
When I first started writing on technology and personhood fifteen years ago, very few scholars were reading the signs of the times. Today, discussions and books on AI dominate our…
Truly Human in a Partially Human World
What does it mean to be truly human? Without using philosophical abstractions or complex terminology, I am impelled to reflect on this question, as we celebrate the passion, death and…
The Logic of Separation: Genocide, War, and the Modern Mind
In my last blog, I discussed the consequences of monotheism with its emphasis on divine ontology and transcendence, the belief that is God is a divine being distinct from us. …
The Unraveling: How Monotheism Severed Humanity from Its Cosmic Roots
Although countless commentators analyze the crises of our age, I am haunted by a more fundamental question: What conditions have made possible the election of manifestly unfit political leaders across…
The Great Work of Love: Chaos, Justice, and Divine Evolution
The images emerging from Minnesota—multitudes converging in defiance of bitter winter winds, voices rising in collective lament and resistance—continue to command our attention. These are not merely protests; they are…
Rewiring Our Lives Together, the Franciscan Way
The Season of Incarnation We are in the season of Incarnation—God becoming flesh. It is a beautiful time of the year that brings out the best of humanity, even in…
