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Considering Catholicism

Considering Catholicism

By: Greg Smith
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Catholic Church, faith, culture, and history are explained clearly and simply for anyone curious about historic Catholicism. Faithful to the Catechism of the Catholic Church.Copyright 2021 All rights reserved. Christianity Philosophy Social Sciences Spirituality World
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  • Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 4: Our Destiny Lies Beyond the Machines (#454)
    Apr 23 2026

    This is Part 4 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.”

    As artificial super-intelligence seems ready to out-perform us on every measurable scale, the Catholic Church gives us a breathtaking final answer: our destiny is not obsolescence or a hive-mind upload. We are heirs of God and co-heirs with Christ, destined one day to judge angels and inherit the New Jerusalem.

    Drawing from 1 Corinthians 6:3, Revelation 21–22, Dante’s vision of the communion of saints, and the Church’s teaching on the beatific vision, Greg contrasts the cold collective of silicon with the personal, embodied, eternal communion of real persons in glory. He offers practical guardrails for today—treat machines as servants, guard the body, guard marriage and family, and guard the sacraments—so we can live this hope right now.

    This closing episode lands the entire series with steady confidence and joyful hope: lower than the angels yet crowned with glory, we face the future not with fear, but with the quiet assurance that the God who became one of us has already prepared our place in the new creation.

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    Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat.

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    18 mins
  • Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 3: Will AI *Really* Change the World? (#453)
    Apr 20 2026

    This is Part 3 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.”

    Everyone says AI is going to completely remake human civilization. Greg agrees it will change many things — work, education, medicine, daily routines — just as farming, the Industrial Revolution, and the internet did before it. But here’s the deeper question: Will AI really change the world in the ways that matter most?

    From the Garden of Eden to Rome under the Caesars to your phone screen right now, the deepest realities of life — pride and humility, lust and love, greed and generosity, sin and virtue — have stayed remarkably the same. Technology reshapes our circumstances, but it never rewires the human heart.

    Drawing from Hebrews 2, the Cross, and 1 Corinthians 15, Greg shows how the eternal Son became man — not angel — entering our flesh, suffering, and death to redeem what no algorithm can touch. The Incarnation remains God’s definitive answer in flesh and blood.

    If the AI headlines leave you wondering whether anything truly changes the human condition, this episode brings steady, hopeful clarity: the owner’s manual for navigating the 21st century is still the one written in the first century.

    SUPPORT THIS SHOW Considering Catholicism is 100% listener-supported. If this podcast has helped you on your journey, please become a patron today! For as little as $5/month you get: • Every regular episode ad-free and organized into topical playlists • Exclusive bonus content (extra Q&As, Deep-Dive courses, live streams, and more) • My deepest gratitude and a growing community of like-minded listeners

    ➡️ Join now: https://patreon.com/consideringcatholicism (or tap the Patreon link in your podcast app)

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    CONNECT WITH US • Website & contact form: https://consideringcatholicism.com • Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com • Leave a comment on Patreon (I read every one!)

    RATE & REVIEW If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating (and even better, a review) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen — it really helps new listeners find us.

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    Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat.

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    24 mins
  • Imago Dei in the Age of AI, Part 2: The Problems AI Can’t Solve (#452)
    Apr 16 2026

    This is Part 2 of our four-episode series “What Is Man That You Are Mindful of Him? Imago Dei in the Age of AI.”

    In a world that increasingly measures human worth by output, efficiency, and market utility, the Catholic Church insists our dignity is ontological—not something we earn or lose when technology changes. Greg examines the curious paradox of the lesser crown: we are made a little lower than the angels yet crowned with glory and honor.

    Drawing from Pope Leo XIII’s Rerum Novarum, Jesus’ words about the sparrows in Matthew 10, the stories of John Henry and Mike Mulligan, and the Church’s teaching on the sacraments, he offers a clear-eyed look at what even the most advanced AI can never fix—and why our embodied humanity remains irreplaceable.

    Whether the headlines leave you uneasy about job displacement or simply wondering what it really means to be human anymore, this episode steadies the heart with the ancient truth that our value was never grounded in tasks. It is received as a gift from the God who chose to become one of us.

    SUPPORT THIS SHOW Considering Catholicism is 100% listener-supported. If this podcast has helped you on your journey, please become a patron today! For as little as $5/month you get: • Every regular episode ad-free and organized into topical playlists • Exclusive bonus content (extra Q&As, Deep-Dive courses, live streams, and more) • My deepest gratitude and a growing community of like-minded listeners

    ➡️ Join now: https://patreon.com/consideringcatholicism (or tap the Patreon link in your podcast app)

    One-time gift: Donate with PayPal!

    CONNECT WITH US • Website & contact form: https://consideringcatholicism.com • Email: consideringcatholicism@gmail.com • Leave a comment on Patreon (I read every one!)

    RATE & REVIEW If you enjoy the show, please leave a rating (and even better, a review) on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen — it really helps new listeners find us.

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    Christus vincit, Christus regnat, Christus imperat.

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    29 mins
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