Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Today’s feast of the Most Holy Trinity speaks to the very core of who God calls us to be. Three Persons, One God. In the Holy Trinity we are reminded that we are made for communion/community. The Spirit is that bond of love between the Father and Son. Having been drawn into the very life of God by the outpouring of His Spirit in our lives, we can recognize that it is His love that binds us as well.

This past Monday, Pope Leo XIV published his first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas: On Safeguarding the Human Person in the Time of Artificial Intelligence. At the heart of this encyclical, which I highly encourage you to read, Pope Leo XIV reminds us that w emust be cautious in our use of technology like AI as it does not possess a soul and can never replace the dignity of the human person. Removal of the human element creates isolation and ruptures communion/community. This should be defended against at all cost!

As we celebrate the feast of the Most Holy Trinity, perhaps we can reflect on the gift of our communion with one another and ask Our Lord for grace to deepen the ways we foster our community of faith in our daily lives.

Love,

Fr. Jason