Dinner at the Rectory
Join Fr. Mike and Fr. Tim for a monthly conversation around the table on what they have been reading and reflecting upon over the past month.
Episodes
Fr. Tim and Fr. Mike discuss how the modern parish must adapt to a society no longer organized around stable neighborhoods. Drawing on the Church’s understanding of the parish as a genuine community of the faithful, they consider how larger territories, more intentional communities, and concentrated resources could help parishes recover their mission of forming friendships, fostering holiness, and evangelizing the whole peopl...
Pope Leo XIV’s Magnifica Humanitas addresses artificial intelligence as a defining moral and spiritual question of the present age. In this episode, Fr. Tim and Fr. Mike discuss AI through the biblical contrast between the Tower of Babel and the rebuilding of Jerusalem, arguing that technology must serve the human person, real relationships, truth, solidarity, and communion with God rather than becoming a false center for hum...
Fr. Tim and Fr. Mike discuss how Catholics can become more involved in parish life. They discuss how the parish is not a religious service provider, but a community formed by baptism. The faithful are called to show up, build trust, and offer their concrete gifts for the mission of the Church.
Further Reading:
- Role of the Laity in Ecclesial Law: Code of Canon Law 211, 212, 215
Fr. Tim and Fr. Mike discuss artificial intelligence from a Catholic perspective, considering how large language models can serve as useful tools while warning against their power to replace human judgment, personal voice, pastoral responsibility, and real communion with others.
Further Reading:
- Pope Leo XIV on the use of AI in homilies: https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/en/bollettino/pubblico/2026/02/19/260219e.html ...
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