A Bacik Conversation
For years, Fr James J. Bacik has delivered some of the most thought-provoking lectures covering Relationships, Democracy, Religion and more.
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Pope Leo XIV and Artificial Intelligence (opens the original)
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In his encyclical Magnificent Humanity, Pope Leo demonstrates that Catholic Social Doctrine can help guide shared efforts to get rapidly expanding digital technology to serve the common good.
Pope Leo XIV and Women and the Church (opens the original)
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Pope Leo, who naturally relates very well with women, will continue to appoint women to high positions in the Church, but will honor the long tradition of not ordaining women as priests or deacons.
Pope Leo XIV and Political Theology (opens the original)
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Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Pope Leo's political theology affirms the non-establishment clause of the First Amendment against Christian nationalism and the free exercise clause against doctrinaire secularism.
Pope Leo XIV on Peace and War (opens the original)
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From the beginning of his ministry as Bishop of Rome, Pope Leo has been a courageous and consistent advocate for peace: calling for a halt to all wars around the world; the elimination of nuclear weapons; and presenting Christ as the Lord, who has given us the gift of peace and calls us to do our part to promote peace in our own circle of influence.
Pope Leo XIV - Ministering in Peru, His Second Homeland (opens the original)
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As a young Augustinian friar, Pope Leo XIV was sent to Peru where he encountered liberation theology, pioneered by Gustavo Gutierrez, that he appropriated as a priest, teacher, and bishop, and now practices as the Supreme Pontiff.
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