app01 Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:13:32 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Ave Spotlight - Episodes Tagged with “Ai” https://avespotlight.fireside.fm/tags/ai Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Want to hear more about life from a Catholic perspective? Listen to host Oscar Rivera as he talks with special guests about culture, current events, and all things Catholic. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of your faith and how to live it in the world today. en-us episodic with Oscar Rivera Ave Maria Press Want to hear more about life from a Catholic perspective? Listen to host Oscar Rivera as he talks with special guests about culture, current events, and all things Catholic. You’ll walk away with a better understanding of your faith and how to live it in the world today. no Catholic, news, pop culture, Faith, hope, Ave Maria Press Ave Maria Press katieprejean@gmail.com Episode 202: Church Communication with Intentionality feat. Justin Dery https://avespotlight.fireside.fm/202 cf4d5ffa-bc27-489b-978d-c70a9684b37d Tue, 27 Oct 2026 09:00:00 -0400 Ave Maria Press 202 Church Communication with Intentionality feat. Justin Dery full Ave Maria Press Oscar welcomes Justin Dery, founder of Dery Music and Media to explore the growing tension between artificial intelligence and human creativity in church communications. Together they broach the question, are we sacrificing intentionality for efficiency when using Ai in church communications? This conversation challenges Catholics to embrace technology without surrendering the very gifts that make us human. After all, being made in the image of a Creator means we were created to create. Three Takeaways: Efficiency doesn't equal intentionality. AI should assist, not replace. We were created to create. 41:15 no <p>Oscar welcomes Justin Dery, founder of Dery Music and Media to explore the growing tension between artificial intelligence and human creativity in church communications. Together they broach the question, are we sacrificing intentionality for efficiency when using Ai in church communications? This conversation challenges Catholics to embrace technology without surrendering the very gifts that make us human. After all, being made in the image of a Creator means we were created to create.</p> <p><strong>Three Takeaways:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Efficiency doesn't equal intentionality.</li> <li>AI should assist, not replace.</li> <li>We were created to create.</li> </ul> <p>We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends!</p> <p>Editing provided by Forte Catholic (<a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.fortecatholic.com/</a>)</p> Ave Spotlight, Ave Maria Press, Justin Dery, Dery Music and Media, Oscar Rivera, AI, artificial intelligence, church communications, Catholic podcast, digital evangelization, cocreators, Catholic faith, Catholicism, Catholic Church Oscar welcomes Justin Dery, founder of Dery Music and Media to explore the growing tension between artificial intelligence and human creativity in church communications. Together they broach the question, are we sacrificing intentionality for efficiency when using Ai in church communications? This conversation challenges Catholics to embrace technology without surrendering the very gifts that make us human. After all, being made in the image of a Creator means we were created to create.

Three Takeaways:

  • Efficiency doesn't equal intentionality.
  • AI should assist, not replace.
  • We were created to create.

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Three Takeaways:

  • Efficiency doesn't equal intentionality.
  • AI should assist, not replace.
  • We were created to create.

We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends!

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]]> Episode 193: Humanity in the Age of AI with Paul Blanchard https://avespotlight.fireside.fm/193 2660ae70-1583-4d3d-9f65-6d6a1a34e578 Tue, 09 Jun 2026 08:00:00 -0400 Ave Maria Press 193 Humanity in the Age of AI with Paul Blanchard full Ave Maria Press Oscar sat down with Paul Blanchard, director of social media outreach and IT specialist for the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, to explore one of the most important questions facing the Church today: How do we embrace technology without losing our humanity? Drawing from Pope Leo XIV recent encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Paul shares insights from the front lines of digital evangelization, where technology serves the mission of making disciples rather than replacing relationships. Together we discuss AI companions, social media, human dignity, and the Church’s responsibility to provide moral guidance in a rapidly changing world. Through it all, Paul reminds listeners that the goal of technology should not be efficiency alone, but deeper communion with God and one another. Three Takeaways: 1. Technology should serve relationships, not replace them. 2. Human dignity must remain at the center of AI development. 3. Evangelization is ultimately personal. 54:01 no <p>Oscar sat down with Paul Blanchard, director of social media outreach and IT specialist for the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, to explore one of the most important questions facing the Church today: How do we embrace technology without losing our humanity? Drawing from Pope Leo XIV recent encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Paul shares insights from the front lines of digital evangelization, where technology serves the mission of making disciples rather than replacing relationships. Together we discuss AI companions, social media, human dignity, and the Church’s responsibility to provide moral guidance in a rapidly changing world. Through it all, Paul reminds listeners that the goal of technology should not be efficiency alone, but deeper communion with God and one another.</p> <p>Three Takeaways:</p> <ul> <li>Technology should serve relationships, not replace them. </li> <li>Human dignity must remain at the center of AI development. </li> <li>Evangelization is ultimately personal. </li> </ul> <p>We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends!</p> <p>Editing provided by Forte Catholic (<a href="https://www.fortecatholic.com/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.fortecatholic.com/</a>)</p> AI, Magnifica Humanitas, Pope Leo XIV, digital evangelization, Ave Spotlight, Ave Maria Press, Paul Blanchard, Oscar Rivera, human dignity, a Catholic approach to AI Oscar sat down with Paul Blanchard, director of social media outreach and IT specialist for the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, to explore one of the most important questions facing the Church today: How do we embrace technology without losing our humanity? Drawing from Pope Leo XIV recent encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Paul shares insights from the front lines of digital evangelization, where technology serves the mission of making disciples rather than replacing relationships. Together we discuss AI companions, social media, human dignity, and the Church’s responsibility to provide moral guidance in a rapidly changing world. Through it all, Paul reminds listeners that the goal of technology should not be efficiency alone, but deeper communion with God and one another.

Three Takeaways:

  • Technology should serve relationships, not replace them.
  • Human dignity must remain at the center of AI development.
  • Evangelization is ultimately personal.

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]]> Oscar sat down with Paul Blanchard, director of social media outreach and IT specialist for the Catholic Diocese of Biloxi, to explore one of the most important questions facing the Church today: How do we embrace technology without losing our humanity? Drawing from Pope Leo XIV recent encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, Paul shares insights from the front lines of digital evangelization, where technology serves the mission of making disciples rather than replacing relationships. Together we discuss AI companions, social media, human dignity, and the Church’s responsibility to provide moral guidance in a rapidly changing world. Through it all, Paul reminds listeners that the goal of technology should not be efficiency alone, but deeper communion with God and one another.

Three Takeaways:

  • Technology should serve relationships, not replace them.
  • Human dignity must remain at the center of AI development.
  • Evangelization is ultimately personal.

We would love it if you could leave a written review on Apple and share with your friends!

Editing provided by Forte Catholic (https://www.fortecatholic.com/)

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