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Just when we thought the world couldn’t become any more dystopian, enter Rent-a-Human. This AI platform allows Artificial Intelligence to hire humans (whom they call “meatware”) to do real-life tasks that AI cannot accomplish. The tasks (called “bounties”) are paid in cryptocurrency, and they have ranged from holding a sign stating, “An AI paid me…
Just months after the Gaza ceasefire was signed—although hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza have since been killed and killings of Palestinians in the West Bank continue—Israel in conjunction with the United States has attacked Iran. The United States’ society and political elites have traditionally been unwaveringly pro-Israel, but recent events have left many Americans confused…
Above: “Children are the First Victims of Every Conflict” article from 2023. OnePeterFive Podcast The Fallen Angels Love War 00:00 / Source Read More
One hundred and fifty years ago, on March 2, 1876, Eugenio Pacelli was born in Rome—the future Pope Pius XII (1939–1958). On this significant anniversary, we turn our attention to a lesser-known but profoundly revealing facet of his character: the intense, cultured, and spiritual bond he shared with music. Eugenio’s love for music emerged early….
When my wife and I were young parents trying to survive the days of toddlerdom, we made a gross misstep. We had YouTube on the TV, and our kids discovered a channel called “Ryan ToysReview” which was essentially a three-year-old boy named Ryan “unboxing” and playing with toys on camera. I felt instant revulsion at…
I invite the reader to Google my name. There is a strong possibility that you have encountered my photograph at some point, as it has become part of the visual shorthand for white supremacy in contemporary America. That image was taken when I was 20 years old, nearly 21. I am now 29. Despite the…
I wish I could join the modern Passionist order as a lay 3rd order member. But alas. Nevertheless, This book has changed my life radically. -I want to share it with every single soul. -I want to be an apostle of this book and this religious order. I believe that St. Paul of the Cross…
You have certainly noticed that Gospel readings in Latin begin, “In illo tempore … in that time.” What time is that? The phrase invites questions. What sort of “time” can hold together a mountain in Galilee, a cloud that is more than weather, a voice that is more than sound? The old rhetorical questions still…
Above: Chinese seminarians in 1900. On February 28, 1926—exactly one century ago—Pope Pius XI issued the encyclical Rerum Ecclesiæ, a landmark document that profoundly shaped the Catholic Church’s missionary activity. Its central theme was the vigorous promotion of evangelization among non-Christian peoples—a mission that remains vital to the Church’s identity today. Source Read More
Some historical events leave an indelible mark on the memories of those who lived through them. Every American remembered what they were doing when they heard the news of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Everyone remembered the celebrations on VE and VJ Day in 1945, the dates of the Allied victory in Europe and…
