Pope Leo XIV
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The Journey
Humanity was created to be moral beings in our relationship to nature as its caretakers, to our fellow human beings in respecting their dignity and being responsible for them, and to God in fulfilling our obligations. We serve the Divine… Continue reading
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Oppenheimer and the Ethical Dilemma We Face
From an economic perspective, speculation in AI is limiting our investment in other sectors of the economy: energy infrastructure, housing, strategic value networks, logistics, and business innovation. Too many land, water, and energy resources are being diverted for the construction… Continue reading
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A Letter to an Artist Friend
We live on schedules that are responses to what others impose on us. The peculiar aspect of this is that we do this wearing different personas, masking ourselves as if in Greek plays, alternating between comedy and drama. People judge… Continue reading
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Two Voices, Different Moralities and the Choices We Make
What do we mean by “the right and the good?” How should one differentiate between the two? How we answer these questions has broad implications for our lives, whether we are Jewish, Christian, or secular in our values. Continue reading
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Chanukkah and Advent: Dialogue and Hate in the Trumpian Age
Mixing Apples and oranges (or pomegranates). Readers may think I have been doing just that in these reflections on Advent and Chanukkah. Jews and Christians have distinct faiths and teachings. I firmly believe in ecumenical dialogue. Dialogue, to reach an… Continue reading
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Dilexi Te:The Invisible Among Us
The other evening, my wife arrived home with bags of groceries from the market that we will donate to a food bank for distribution. An act of kindness. A moral imperative. More importantly, an expression of love and faith. And… Continue reading
