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The Origin and Dismantling of DEI Dr. Kody W. Cooper The Trump administration's executive orders to dismantle the DEI regime embedded in the federal bureaucracy have been the cause of some consternation. Even if well-intentioned originally, the affirmative action-DEI agenda is offensive to human dignity. How did we get here? Is the dismantling of DEI justified? READ ARTICLE Jimmy Lai's Freedom in Imprisonment  Henry T. Edmondson III Jimmy Lai is seventy-six years old and may spend the remainder of his life in prison for opposing the Chinese government's oppression of its citizens. What is most impressive about Lai is not his work ethic, his creativity, his integrity, his political conscience, or his multimillionaire status; rather, it is Lai's spiritual growth in prison. READ ARTICLE Discouraging News for Disability Advocates Mark Bradford It is important to consider that every positive screen or diagnostic test creates a vulnerability to abortion; without strong spiritual and familial support, parents may make a rash decision that causes profound guilt and leaves emotional scars difficult to heal. The laws passed to protect parents following a prenatal diagnosis have failed in their intent. What can we do? READ ARTICLE The Devil Is a Logician L.W. Blakely Reason must be properly grounded, aimed, and directed toward the objective truth, which exists outside of ourselves. We do not have to be like the priest or the Levite who passed by the battered man on the roadside. Nor do we have to be like Guido da Montefeltro or Raskolnikov before he finally gave way to repentance. With the help of grace, we can use our reason for better things. READ ARTICLE The Unexpected Risks of Precision Medicine  Dr. Christopher Kaczor  Precision medicine is a form of preventative medicine which uses personalized information, such as genetic testing, to minimize risk of disease. Paul Scherz's The Ethics of Precision Medicine is an insightful book and a healthy corrective for folks like myself who were almost entirely blind to these great risks in trying to minimize all risks.  READ ARTICLE An A-to-Z Guide to the Sacred and the Profane  Thomas Salerno Author Gary Jansen discusses how he came to write his new book, a beautifully illustrated compendium of nearly 400 inhabitants of the spiritual realm—both good and evil—and how the lives of the saints can enrich the lives of believers and spiritual seekers alike. READ ARTICLE Materialism on the Ropes Rachel Lu  Some people are willing to say or believe almost anything rather than crack the door to the possibility that a Creator might actually be "the simplest explanation" for what we see around us every day. From a very early point, science and religion were allies and, in a sense, cousins. So what happened? READ ARTICLE Change Lives by Warming Hearts  Fr. Billy Swan  In all our efforts to evangelize and catechize, the fruits of those efforts will increase in the measure that we love those we seek to reach. It reminds us that what matters is not only what we say or teach but the way we say it and the love with which we teach the faith we seek to share. READ ARTICLE Do Pointless Evils Refute God's Existence? Dr. Christopher Kaczor  How do we know a particular evil has a point rather than being pointless? It is undoubtedly true that we can go through suffering and not see the point. Humility acknowledges both the limitations of our current knowledge and the possibility of greater knowledge. READ ARTICLE Antiqua et Nova on Human and Artificial Intelligence Dr. Richard DeClue As a tool, AI can be programmed or employed in ways that serve the human and common good, or in ways that detract from the authentic and common good. Antiqua et Nova approaches AI as a technology that presents both potential benefits and potential dangers. READ ARTICLE The Vatican's AI Ethics Trajectory Dr. Steven Umbrello From the Rome Call for AI Ethics to the recent Antiqua et Nova, the shift from an aspirational ethical statement to a more developed doctrinal and policy-oriented position suggests that the Vatican is actively seeking to influence international AI governance. READ ARTICLE Desire for the Beatific Vision Dr. Richard DeClue  Our intellectual desires are often not experienced the way they were meant to operate. We are often distracted by fleeting objects and thus lose the sense of wonder that should mark our intellectual life. Our lived experience points to the fact that we ought to be cultivating a desire for the beatific vision of God in his essence as part of our mental prayer.  READ ARTICLE How Do Our Senses Influence Our Call to Love? Mark Bradford  Our senses serve us well as we journey through this life. Sight and hearing are our earliest teachers, and they become our first line of defense against dangers that threaten us. How have our perceptions been formed to respond when we see a person experiencing homelessness on the street or in the subway, or when we see someone with physical disabilities? READ ARTICLE See More Articles from Evangelization & Culture Online SEE MORE Word on Fire Catholic Ministries, PO Box 97330, Washington, DC 20090-7330, United States Manage Your Email Preferences .