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It's Good to Be the King, But God Save Him ...

[I was interviewed on the EWTN network’s “Son Rise Morning Show” on May 22. Please click here to listen; go to the 1 hr 39 minute mark for the segment…

May 24 •

12 Papal Quotes from World Communications Days

Listen to my conversation with Matt Swaim on the Son Rise Morning Show (5-22-23), discussing World Communications Day. Click here and jump to the 1:39…

May 22 •

April 2023

Fresh Phronesis: Chatbot, Let US Pray!

This completes a trilogy of commentaries on AI, society, and faith. We ponder a prayer composed by Google’s “Bard” chatbot. These thoughts first…

Apr 27 •

Shopping for Intelligence -- No Artificial Ingredients

This is a follow-up to the April 11 “Googolplex” edition, which Bill Schmitt discussed on EWTN’s Son Rise Morning Show on April 21. To listen, click…

Apr 21 •

A Googolplex of Reactions as AI Pauses to Chat

There’s a sweet scent of progress lofting in one corner of the polarized public square. Although many policy arenas have become musty with stale…

Apr 11 •

March 2023

Acting Our Age: The 'Generation Gap' Regenerates

Current political discourse tends to spotlight society’s divisions based on race and gender. Get ready to deal more explicitly with another source of…

Mar 11 •

February 2023

God Unplugged: The 'Remember Me' Tour

As Lent 2023 begins, it’s time to book another tour with God. Such excursions can be customized—by Him, not us. He’ll give us glimpses of glorious…

Feb 28 •

Don't Be Resigned to Quiet Quitting

For a phenomenon whose name implies otherwise, “quiet quitting” sends a loud and clear message to all of us sharing responsibility for society’s…

Feb 7 •

January 2023

Fresh Phronesis: Love is News We Can Use

“Fresh Phronesis” is a special, time-sensitive edition of the “Phronesis in Pieces” publication found at billschmitt.substack.com. Pope Francis, posting…

Jan 25 •

When to Play the Empathy Card

A recent study of empathy from Cambridge University prompted me to think about the role of that virtue in the pursuit of practical wisdom. CNN’s report…

Jan 18 •

December 2022

O Come, All Ye Fretful

I came away from Christmas Mass this year with a heightened appreciation of those who had joined the congregation as, let’s say, occasional visitors…

Dec 29, 2022 •

Game of Kings, King of Games

The world of political reporting groans with a desperate need for graduates of the Shelby Lyman School of Journalism. This is a problem because there is…

Dec 19, 2022 •

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