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2026-05-24T10:51:19-04:00

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The Lonely Pawn: On Faith, Doubt, and Meaning

Last updated on: May 24, 2026 at 10:51 am By Vance Morgan

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A Doubting Faith Have you never felt like one of those pawns forgotten in a corner of the board, with the sounds of battle fading behind them? They try to stand straight but wonder if they still have a king to serve. – Arturo Pérez-Reverte I have frequently mentioned on this blog that I am a great lover of mysteries. Arturo Pérez-Reverte, an internationally acclaimed Spanish author of mysteries and thrillers notable for their intricate and labyrinthine plots, is a... Read more

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2026-05-18T13:20:17-04:00

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AI and Agency

Last updated on: May 18, 2026 at 1:20 pm By Vance Morgan

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At the beginning of the month, I set the stage for my next several posts by engaging with a lecture by Notre Dame professor Meghan Sullivan on the topic “Ethics, AI, and Human Flourishing.” During that lecture she introduces a framework for thinking about AI in the context of Christian values and virtue ethics that goes by the acronym “DELTA,” as described in the following short video: Last Sunday I focused on the fourth letter in the DELTA acronym: “T”... Read more

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2026-05-13T14:43:28-04:00

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AI and Transcendence

Last updated on: May 13, 2026 at 2:43 pm By Vance Morgan

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Two weeks ago, I set the stage for my next several posts by engaging with a lecture by Notre Dame professor Meghan Sullivan on the topic “Ethics, AI, and Human Flourishing.” During that lecture she introduces a framework for thinking about AI in the context of Christian values and virtue ethics that goes by the acronym “DELTA,” as described in the following short video: Last Wednesday I focused on the third letter in the DELTA acronym: “L” is for Love. Today’s... Read more

Artificial intelligence

2026-05-13T22:27:27-04:00

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AI and Love: When a Chatbot Becomes a Companion

Last updated on: May 13, 2026 at 10:27 pm By Vance Morgan

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Ten days ago, I set the stage for my next several posts by engaging with a lecture by Notre Dame professor Meghan Sullivan on the topic “Ethics, AI, and Human Flourishing.” During that lecture, she introduces a framework for thinking about AI in the context of Christian values and virtue ethics that goes by the acronym “DELTA,” ans described in the following short video: Last Sunday, I focused on the second letter in the DELTA acronym:“E” is for Embodiment. Today’s... Read more

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2026-05-06T13:53:27-04:00

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AI and Embodiment

Last updated on: May 6, 2026 at 1:53 pm By Vance Morgan

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A week ago, I set the stage for my next several posts by engaging with a lecture by Notre Dame professor Meghan Sullivan on the topic “Ethics, AI, and Human Flourishing.” During that lecture she introduces a framework for thinking about AI in the context of Christian values and virtue ethics that goes by the acronym “DELTA,” ans described in the following short video: Last Thursday I focused on the first letter in the DELTA acronym:“D” is for Dignity. Today’s... Read more

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Artificial intelligence

2026-05-05T20:26:38-04:00

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AI and Human Dignity

Last updated on: May 5, 2026 at 8:26 pm By Vance Morgan

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Last Sunday I set the stage for my next several posts by engaging with a lecture by Notre Dame professor Meghan Sullivan on the topic “Ethics, AI, and Human Flourishing.” During that lecture she introduces a framework for thinking about AI in the context of Christian values and virtue ethics that goes by the acronym “DELTA,” ans described in the following short video: Over the next few posts I’ll be exploring the various parts of this framework. Up first: “D”... Read more

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2026-05-03T15:32:24-04:00

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AI and the Life of Faith

Last updated on: May 3, 2026 at 3:32 pm By Vance Morgan

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The rise of artificial intelligence technology is causing considerable widespread anxiety. What will the impact be on us and our children? Is the social fabric that holds us together beginning to unravel? What makes a human life worth living, and how is this unique, valuable, and distinct from what technology offers us? From “The Delta Framework” I team-taught two different colloquia this semester, “Apocalypse” and “We Can . . . But Should We?,” both of which intersected with issues related to... Read more

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2026-04-30T08:33:17-04:00

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Advice that Saint Francis Never Gave

Last updated on: April 30, 2026 at 8:33 am By Vance Morgan

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There is a saying attributed to Saint Francis that I have heard frequently over more than three decades as a non-Catholic professor in Catholic higher education: Preach the Gospel—use words if necessary. If you google the statement, the items at the top of the search results are mostly attempts to establish that despite the popularity of the attribution, Francis never said this. Not only did he not say it, some deniers argue, it would be misleading and problematic if he... Read more

2026-04-23T18:30:55-04:00

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The Mulch of the Spirit

Last updated on: April 23, 2026 at 6:30 pm By Vance Morgan

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A few days ago as I walked onto campus I was struck by a distinctive scent wafting on the breeze. Somewhere on the olfactory spectrum between a pristine pine forest and an overpowering air freshener hanging on the rear-view mirror of a car, this scent had rotting organic material tones, with the tangy hint of chemicals. “I love the smell of mulch in the morning! Spring has actually arrived!” There are a number of interesting sights as well as smells... Read more

2026-04-22T16:08:36-04:00

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This Blog Will Be A-Changin . . .

Last updated on: April 22, 2026 at 4:08 pm By Vance Morgan

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Thirteen-and-a-half years after starting this blog, I find myself thinking and praying about its future path. Here are some of the things I’ve been thinking about–at the end of this reflection, I’ll describe briefly a few important changes that will be coming in the next few weeks. During a sabbatical seventeen (!) years ago, I began writing in a personal, non-academic essay style that was a sharp break from the academic writing that I had been doing (because I had... Read more

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