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Keeping the Humanities Human
As artificial intelligence has upended the way in which students read, learn and write, as well as how teachers evaluate and mark, professors and leaders at institutions of higher learning appear to have been largely left to their own devices to figure out how to teach in a profoundly transformed landscape. Many faculty members in the hard sciences and social sciences have pointed to the “productivity boost” AI can offer, and the research potential unlocked by its ability to
Mark Chin
Jun 158 min read


Faith in a Secular World
When I was hospitalized from a near death experience not so long ago and recovery was frustratingly slow, what time I had (and there was a lot of it) was filled by going through a voluminous tome on the life of St. Padre Pio. From dawn to dusk I would pore through each page driven as much by how compelling his life story was as well as a strange sense of succor, as if the words were taking me out of a calamitous predicament and transporting me to a place which brought peace.
Mark Chin
Jun 87 min read


We Don't Need Another Hero...
The assassination of Charlie Kirk has sparked a cacophony of condemnations and grief from leaders across the political spectrum within...
Mark Chin
Sep 15, 20257 min read


The Power of the (Supposedly) Powerless
A certain distemper has descended upon our times. What passes for discourse seems diminished, dominated by shrill voices from either...
MC
Nov 17, 20189 min read


Having the Conversation
If there was a list compiled of the world’s current most important thinkers and visionaries then surely US President Donald Trump’s name...
MC
Sep 14, 20187 min read


The Meaning of Christmas
Today is Christmas. And for the next few days or so, all will seem well. The ugliness of the world will recede. Toil and care will be set...
MC
Dec 25, 20173 min read


May the Force Be With You: Star Wars and Religion
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there was no God. Or not, at least, the walking, talking God of the Old and New Testament...
MC
Nov 14, 201710 min read
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