The president of Microsoft, Brad Smith, told Pope Francis that a “human voice” was needed to speak up in the world of technology today.
Technology
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
The Spiritual Case Against the Mobile Office
In the age of “Hot Desks” and “Hoteling,” we need to look to Jesus, the great sitter.
Posted inFaith, Of Many Things
New technologies are a conduit for evangelization
We must see new technologies as opportunities for evangelization and solidarity rather than scary, bewildering forces that can only pull us apart.
Posted inMagazine, Your Take
What role does social media play in your life?
Our readers ranked interpersonal relationships as the area of their lives most positively and negatively affected by social media.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why keeping cellphones out of the classroom is a good spiritual practice
A theology professor decides there is no other option: Cell phones are incompatible with spiritual reflection.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope reflects on using social media for good
Pope Francis said that forming strong communities, even online, requires people who are “animated by feelings of trust” and are pursuing a common objective.
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Pope invites young people to join global prayer network online
Pope Francis helped launch a new mobile app and online platform connecting people around the world in prayer.
Posted inFaith
What do descendants of slave owners owe descendants of slaves?
This week’s guest is John W. Miller. We talk about his article “My ancestor owned 41 slaves. What do I owe their descendants?” We also discuss these articles: USA Northeast Province releases names of Jesuits credibly accused of sexual abuse Polarization can bring about real political change. Our past proves it. Can high-tech maps […]
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Are robots pro-life? The Vatican investigates.
Even though today’s modern tools and technologies are hardly human, the Pontifical Academy for Life is zeroing in on the world of robots and machines powered by artificial intelligence.
Posted inArts & Culture, Books
Review: Silicon Valley’s unlikely founders
Adam Fisher’s oral history of Silicon Valley chronicles the genesis and sometimes fall of every tech giant, the invention of key technologies and the development of cultural institutions around the industry.