Archbishop Wenski said that he and members of the Knights of Columbus’ Knights on Bikes Int'l fraternal organization “stopped at the entrance of Alligator Alcatraz & prayed a rosary for the detainees.” osvnews.com/archbishop-wen… OSV News

RIP, Ozzy.

New editions/translations of these 3 classic novels are excellent reads for the waning days of summer. oursundayvisitor.com/3-new-editions… Our Sunday Visitor

Cutting human beings from media outlets saves $$ but loses all the ways human synapses, memories, passions and even personal quirks can fine-tune the info on offer, bringing nuance to news or making odd connections that can cool a hot conversation... osvnews.com/artificial-int…

So, a Pope Leo XIV encyclical on Artificial Intelligence cannot come fast enough for me! Not only is AI displacing workers as employers serve their bottom lines, it's also starting to warp our understanding of love, which will break us completely.  oursundayvisitor.com/artificial-int… Our Sunday Visitor

“I Saw Her Standing There” - The Beatles (1963)

AI cannot pray. It can compose but lacks that broken human element -– and the God-spark — that connects the words to the Word, in whom things all hang together. archpitt.org/artificial-int… OSV News

We must make it clear that providing humanitarian aid to the starving is a moral imperative. We must denounce war, work for peace, and uphold the common good for all of God’s people. We must be the voice for the voiceless. osvnews.com/osv-editors-th… OSV News

Completely unnecessary. Why?

I've been talking about good places to pray, and another good one is in front of our Blessed Mother! We never pray to Mary - we pray with her and through her. I always turn to her to help me with my fragile prayers. The Good Newsroom

Bl. Solanus Casey continues to heal and work miracles after his death aleteia.org/2019/07/30/bl-…

Judge will rule soon on whether Volkswagen's Brazil ranch used slave labor; probed for human trafficking; Our Sunday Visitor osvnews.com/volkswagens-br…

NIGHTFIRE: Historic Greenwich Village church ignites hope with whole-hearted invitations: "Would you like to come in and light a candle?" Our Sunday Visitor oursundayvisitor.com/igniting-faith…

• Lesson one: Don’t just go along to get along, especially not for a credential. On the anniversary of her death, let's remember these life lessons from the late Pat Carroll, Ursula the Sea Witch’s bold voice. thedialog.org/catechetical-c… via @TheDialog

The human brain, coupled w/human spirit & emotion can take a notion & (w/assist from the God-spark in all of us) bring something new/enlightening. Without the God-spark all that is left of thought becomes non-thinking: commonplace, empty, dull & sterile. trentonmonitor.com/news/2025/jul/…

Convert from the Church of England and Oratorian, St. John Henry Newman to be Doctor of the Church! aleteia.org/2025/07/31/st-…