For the first time, AI-generated religious imagery puts Acheiropoieta (images ‘not made with hands’), formerly unusual sacred objects, within the reach and budget of every church
Beautiful day and glorious setting for a (so far brilliant) conference on Mongol connections across Eurasia in the long 13th century @chch_oxford@uniofoxford
Artificial intelligences do not undergo experiences, do not possess a body, do not feel joy or pain, do not mature through relationships, and do not know from within what love, work, friendship or responsibility mean. Nor do they have a moral conscience, since they do not judge good and evil, grasp the ultimate meaning of situations, or bear responsibility for consequences. They may imitate or even simulate, but they do not understand what they produce, for they lack the affective, relational, and spiritual perspective through which human beings grow in wisdom. #MagnificaHumanitas
According to the forecast, it’s going to be hot in Basel this weekend...🌞
🔥Seducing Saints: Heresy and the Embodiment of Desire on the Iberian Frontier
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BREAKING: Pope Leo XIV makes historic apology for Holy See's own role in legitimizing slavery and for failing to condemn it for centuries. https://t.co/cQz8oU5Wkh
Humanity, created by God in all its grandeur, is today facing a pivotal choice: either to construct a new Tower of Babel or to build the city in which God and humanity dwell together. In Jesus Christ, this humanity in its grandeur becomes the Way, the Truth and the Life, opening the path for each of us to grow toward fullness. #MagnificaHumanitas
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I don't think I've ever waited for an encyclical with as much anticipation as this one. It seems incredibly urgent - and it feels like Leo XIV is the man of the moment to call out this attack on human dignity, just as John Paul II was the man of the moment to confront Communism.
Mappa Mundi in the margin
BnF MS Latin 4798; Strabo, Geographica (Guarinus Veronensis interpres); 14th century (towards 1470); Florence; f.3v @GallicaBnF
The 'Hand of St James' medieval relic (carbon dated to between AD 994-1150) and rediscovered in 1786 on the site of Reading Abbey by workmen constructing the new Reading gaol.
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Big milestone for me today: I have submitted my final piece of embroidery for my Diploma at @RoyalNeedlework . This is my Whitework (Broderie Anglaise & Richelieu), inspired by medieval manuscript illumination.