Saint Thomas Aquinas (1225 – 7 March 1274), was a Doctor of the Church, Philosopher, Theologian, Jurist, Dominican Friar, and Priest. Known as Doctor Angelicus "Angelic Doctor," and the Doctor Communis "Universal Doctor" his writings serve as a defense and proof of the validity of Christ's authority over all. The Summa contra Gentiles (also known as Liber de veritate catholicae fidei contra errores infidelium, "Book on the truth of the Catholic faith against the errors of the unbelievers"). The Summa contra Gentiles consists of four books. The structure of Saint Thomas's work is designed to proceed from general philosophical arguments for monotheism, to which Muslims and Jews are likely to consent even within their own respective religious traditions, before progressing to the discussion of specifically Christian doctrine.
Book II is dedicated to the Creation (in other words, the physical universe, everything which exists).
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18 July 2026
Will AI Make Us Less Human? | AI Scientist Explains What's Coming
From Catholic Minute
In this video, Will AI Make Us Less Human?, I sit down with AI researcher Mark Matthews to discuss one of the most important questions of our time: What happens when artificial intelligence begins replacing not just physical work, but human thinking, creativity, relationships, and even our sense of purpose?
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Artificial intelligence is advancing faster than most people realize. AI can already write, create images, answer questions, and perform tasks that once required human expertise. But as these technologies become more powerful, we have to ask a deeper question: What effect will they have on us?
Will AI make us more productive—or more dependent? Could AI companions replace real friendships? Will humanoid robots become a normal part of everyday life? How will we know what is true in an age of deepfakes and AI-generated content? And if AI can do more and more of our thinking for us, what happens to the uniquely human skills we once had to develop ourselves?
Drawing on his experience working in artificial intelligence and machine learning, Mark explains where AI is heading, why he believes many of these changes will happen within our lifetimes, and why the greatest danger may not be machines becoming more human—but humans becoming less human.
⏱ CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro
01:25 Should Catholics Use AI?
05:28 Can AI Really Create?
10:18 Will AI Make Us Lazy?
12:56 How AI Will Quietly Enter Our Lives
14:56 AI Friends?
17:17 Will Robots Take Our Jobs?
23:05 AI Can Make Movies Now?
27:47 Can You Trust Anything Online?
32:08 AI, War, and Financial Markets
35:18 Could AI Replace Human Thinking?
38:31 Final Thoughts
Together we explore questions like:
• Will AI make us less human?
• Could AI replace much of the mental work we do?
• Will AI make us more productive—or simply more lazy?
• How might AI change friendship and human relationships?
• Can we trust what we see and hear in the age of deepfakes?
• What role should Christians play in shaping the future of AI?
• What opportunities and dangers should we be paying attention to right now?
Whether you're optimistic about AI or deeply concerned by its rapid development, this conversation will challenge you to think more carefully about technology, human dignity, and the future of our society.
The Lost Grave of James I &VI | The Death of James I &VI | Where Is James I & VI Buried?
From History Calling
How did we lose the CORPSE OF JAMES I (and find him again) after his death and burial in Westminster Abbey in 1625? In this Stuart history documentary from History Calling, we look at the death of James I, at the funeral of James I and at the grave of James I, most especially at how the location of his final resting place was quickly forgotten about and only rediscovered when the Victorians tore up the floor all across the Henry VII Chapel in 1869, looking for him. I’ll explain why, until then, everyone had assumed that James I of England, aka James VI of Scotland, was buried with his wife, Anne of Denmark, and I’ll reveal what his coffin looked like in 1869 and even show you pictures of it. I’ll also reveal who James I is buried with and show you the coffins of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York. I’ll tell you which vaults in Westminster Abbey were opened up during the search for him (spoiler alert: some very famous people indeed were disinterred when the Dean of Westminster Abbey, Arthur Penrhyn Stanley, went looking for this missing King) and why we believe that either James I or his son Charles I chose to have the first Stuart King of England buried where he was. I’ll also reveal which famous Tudor Queen was booted out of her grave in order to make way for James, why James I has no tomb monument and why the Victorians were so keen to find him.
Why St Camillus Is the Patron Saint of Nurses
St Camillus and St John of God were declared the Principal Co-Patrons of nurses and nursing associations by Pope Pius XI in 1930.
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From Aleteia
By Philip Kosloski
In 1930, St. Camillus was declared the patron saint of all nurses and healthcare personnel.While there are a variety of saints who could be invoked by nurses, the Church offers to us St. Camillus de Lellis as the patron saint of all nurses and healthcare personnel.
St. Camillus de Lellis lived in the 16th century and initially joined his father in the army and fought several battles in Italy. After his regiment was disbanded, he worked in a Capuchin friary, but was struck by a war injury to his leg. Through a series of events, God led him to a hospital in Rome where his wounds were eventually healed. He decided to work there as a nurse and soon became the hospital’s director.
In 1582 St. Camillus founded the Order of Clerks Regular, Ministers of the Infirm (M.I.), later known as the Camillians. His religious order would continue his work of ministering to the sick and wounded and remains active in the world today.
In 1930, Pope Pius XI named St. Camillus de Lellis a principal patron of nurses and of nurses' associations.
St. John Paul II reflected on his life in a message to the Camillians in the year 2000 and explained why his example makes him a perfect patron for all those who work with the sick.
[I]t is especially by his example that St. Camillus teaches us how to make the service of the sick an intense experience of God, leading us to seek the Lord constantly in prayer and the sacraments. His life seems to repeat the action of the woman described in St John's Gospel (cf. 12:3). He too anoints the feet of Jesus, present in the suffering, with the precious ointment of merciful charity, filling the whole Church and society with the fragrance of his apostolic zeal and spirituality. Today his witness remains a forceful call to love Christ present in our brethren who are burdened by illness.
It is sometimes said that his religious order inspired the Red Cross, but the history of both organizations differs substantially.
If you know any nurses, be sure to share with them the inspiring story of St. Camillus and how he is their special patron.
Faithful Priest Faces Suspension Because He Spoke the Truth About Francis and Leo
Strange People You Meet on a Medieval Road
From Modern History TV
When we imagine the Middle Ages, it's easy to picture knights riding to war or wealthy nobles travelling with large retinues. But most of the people you were likely to meet on a medieval road were very different.
In this documentary, we explore the fascinating world of medieval travellers, the ordinary working people who connected towns, villages and castles across Britain. Meet the carters who hauled goods between markets, the drovers moving vast herds of cattle and sheep across the countryside, the wandering chapmen selling useful goods from village to village, the travelling tinkers repairing household items, and the players and entertainers who brought music, stories and laughter wherever they went.
Discover how these medieval occupations worked, what dangers travellers faced on England's roads, what they carried with them, where they slept, and how they helped keep medieval society functioning long before railways or modern transport.
If you've ever wondered what everyday travel really looked like during the Middle Ages, this video offers an authentic glimpse into life on the medieval road.
Traditional Catholic Morning Prayers in English | July
Why Protestant Converts Always Hit the "Mary Wall" (And How It Collapses) ~ (See Note)
From Totus Catholica
There is a moment in almost every Protestant conversion story. Not the Eucharist, not the Pope. Mary. Converts even have a name for it: the Mary Wall, the last obstacle they hit, and they hit it in the same place, in the same order, every time. Kimberly and Scott Hahn, Keith Nester, Cameron Bertuzzi: three decades, three traditions, one wall. And the reaction is not merely intellectual. People describe a visceral repulsion because they were not just taught different conclusions about Mary; they were trained to flinch.
So, who built the wall? Not the reformers: Luther defended her perpetual virginity in 1543, Zwingli called her the ever-chaste, immaculate Virgin, and even Calvin honoured her as mother of the Lord. The wall went up later, and Karl Barth admitted why: Mary's free yes to grace threatens the whole faith-alone system. It falls, in testimony after testimony, to Jewish evidence: the Septuagint's virgin in Isaiah, the queen mother enthroned beside the son of David, and Mary as the ark of the new covenant in Luke. Once you see her the way first-century Jews would, honouring her leads you deeper into prayer, the rosary, and the sacraments, never away from Christ, because every Marian doctrine was defined to protect something about Him.
In this video:
• Why Mary, not the Pope or the Eucharist, is the last wall converts hit
• How Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin all stood on the Catholic side of that wall
• What Karl Barth accidentally revealed about why the wall is load-bearing
• The three Jewish "hammer blows": the Septuagint, the Queen Mother, and the Ark
• Why honouring Mary always measures what the blood of Christ can do
⏱ CHAPTERS
0:00 The Mary Wall Every Convert Hits Last
0:36 The Pattern: Hahn, Nester, and Bertuzzi
2:09 Who Built It? Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin
3:34 Karl Barth's Revealing Admission
4:57 Isaiah 7:14 and the Greek Septuagint
5:20 The Gebirah: Israel's Queen Mother
5:53 Mary as the Ark of the New Covenant
đź“– SCRIPTURE REFERENCED
• Isaiah 7:14: the sign of the virgin who conceives; Jewish translators of the Septuagint rendered the Hebrew almah as parthenos (virgin) more than a century before Christ.
• 1 Kings 2: Bathsheba enters, and King Solomon rises, bows to his mother, and seats her on a throne at his right hand, the queen mother (Gebirah) of the kingdom.
• Luke 1: the Visitation; Elizabeth cries out "the mother of my Lord," and John leaps in the womb.
• 2 Samuel 6: David asks "How can the ark of the Lord come to me?" and the ark remains three months in the house of Obed-Edom, the very pattern Luke echoes for Mary.
⛪ FROM THE CHURCH FATHERS
• Epiphanius (4th century): "He who dishonours the holy vessel dishonours his master."
đź“ś SOURCES & FURTHER READING
• Kimberly and Scott Hahn: the conversion story, and the Christmas carol whose line "the babe, the son of Mary" was edited out.
• Keith Nester: a Protestant pastor of over two decades for whom Mary was the last rope let go.
• Cameron Bertuzzi: the Christian apologist whose 2022 conversion drew a flood of Marian objections.
• Martin Luther (1543): affirmed in print that Mary remained ever virgin.
• Ulrich Zwingli (1524): preached of "the ever-chaste, immaculate Virgin Mary."
• John Calvin honoured Mary as the Mother of the Lord.
• Karl Barth, Church Dogmatics: called Catholic Marian teaching "a growth that must be excised," and named the real reason: Mary's free cooperation with grace.
• John Henry Newman: the most famous convert of the 19th century, who could not imagine why anyone would object to the Immaculate Conception.
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Nota Bene ~ I'm glad he said "almost every protestant conversion" since it was never a problem for me. My devotion to the Blessed Virgin (going back to my evangelical boyhood) was what brought me into the Church.
Was the Red Cross Inspired by a Catholic Saint?
St Camillus de Lellis, whose Feast is today, probably didn't inspire the symbol, despite the red cross on his habit whilst helping soldiers wounded in battle.
From Aleteia
By Philip Kosloski
Camillus de Lellis wore a red cross when helping soldiers wounded in battle. Is it a coincidence, or something more intentional?
Born into a military family, St. Camillus de Lellis joined his father in the army and fought several battles in Italy. After his regiment was disbanded, he worked in a Capuchin friary, but was struck by a war injury to his leg.
Through a series of events God led him to a hospital in Rome where his wounds were eventually healed. He decided to work there as a nurse and soon became the hospital's director.
With the consultation of his spiritual director, St. Philip Neri, he studied to become a priest and soon after founded a religious order dedicated to serving the sick.
Serving the wounded on the battlefield
In 1582 de Lellis founded the Order of Clerks Regular, Ministers of the Infirm (M.I.), later known as the Camillians. Having a special knowledge of the military and experience as a wounded soldier, de Lellis and his companions accompanied armies and assisted the wounded on the battlefield. To distinguish them, they wore a black cassock with a bright red cross.
According to the Camillians, "During the battle of Canizza in 1601, the Lord permitted a miraculous event to occur which manifested His approval of the red cross of St. Camillus. While Camillians were busily occupied with the wounded, the tent in which they were and in which they had all of their equipment and supplies was completely destroyed and burned to the ground. Everything in the tent was destroyed except the red cross of a habit belonging to one of the Camillians who was ministering to the wounded on the battlefield."
However, while the Camillians could often be seen on the battlefield, their order was not large enough to accompany every army. This meant each country had different symbols to represent their military medical services. Seeing this discrepancy in the mid 19th century, along with the increase in wounded due to firearms technology, Henry Dunant proposed improvements to help alleviate the situation.
In 1862 he proposed "to set up in peacetime and in every country volunteer groups to take care of casualties in wartime; to get countries to agree to protect first aid volunteers and the wounded on the battlefield." A committee met in 1863 to consider his proposals and to "adopt a single distinctive symbol backed by the law to indicate respect for army medical services, volunteers with first aid societies and the victims of armed conflicts. The symbol needed to be simple, identifiable from a distance, known to everyone and identical for friend and foe. The emblem had to be the same for everyone and universally recognizable."
In 1864 the First Geneva Convention approved the red cross on a white background as the easily identifiable symbol. The symbol drew more on the national flag of Switzerland for inspiration than St. Camillus de Lellis. As Red Cross International explains, "Since the emblem was to reflect the neutrality of the armed forces' medical services and the protection conferred on them, the emblem adopted was formed by reversing the colours of the Swiss flag."
Additionally, since white is traditionally known as a symbol of surrender, white on the battlefield would be protected.
So while the Red Cross and Camillians have similar emblems and almost identical missions, their inspiration differs substantially.
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