via David Baggett: This letter is a response from Henri to Fred having written and sent along an article that had been written about Fred. Although I’m unsure of which article it was, it evidently was quite critical of Fred’s work, and Fred seems to have been deeply bothered by it. Here’s the bulk of… Read More Flashback: Henri Nouwen’s Letter to Mister (Fred) Rogers
via the Vatican: If Christ shows us the face of a compassionate God, then to believe in him and to be his disciples means allowing ourselves to be changed and to take on his same feelings. It means learning to have a heart that is moved, eyes that see and do not look away, hands… Read More Pope Leo: We Need a ‘Revolution of Love’
via the Center for Humane Technology: Tech leaders promise that AI automation will usher in an age of unprecedented abundance: cheap goods, universal high income, and freedom from the drudgery of work. But even if AI delivers material prosperity, will that prosperity be shared? And what happens to human dignity if our labor and contributions… Read More Is AI Productivity Worth Our Humanity?
via CNN: “In this time of profound institutional and social tensions, defending free and ethical journalism is not only an act of justice, but a duty of all those who yearn for a solid and participatory democracy,” he said. “Wherever a journalist is silenced, the democratic soul of a country is weakened. Freedom of the… Read More Pope Leo: Freedom of the Press is an Inalienable Common Good
via TED: What accounts for our polarized public life, and how can we begin to heal it? Political philosopher Michael Sandel offers a surprising answer: those who have flourished need to look in the mirror. He explores how “meritocratic hubris” leads many to believe their success is their own doing and to look down on… Read More Flashback: The Tyranny of Merit by Michael Sandel
via the Vatican: Politics has rightly been defined as “the highest form of charity,” quoting Pope Pius XI (Address to the Italian Catholic University Federation, 18 December 1927). Indeed, if we consider the service that political life renders to society and to the common good, it can truly be seen as an act of Christian love,… Read More Pope Leo on AI, Unacceptable Economic Inequality, and Religious Freedom
David Brooks on the decline of trust and social norms in the US, how politics is a seductive form of social therapy, and how we can rebuild our society:
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