Brad Bursa

A brief catechesis on why creation matters. I run a catechetical program for the parishes at which I serve as director of evangelization. This week, I offered a lesson on that first line of the Apostles’ Creed: “I believe in God, the Father almighty, Creator of heaven and earth.” I opted to omit a section…

A Reflection on Psalm 73 and the Life of Discipleship Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI’s Coat of Arms contains three images — all of them somewhat strange. Take a look:  First, we see the Crowned Moor of Freising. Traditionally part of heraldry in Europe, and a longstanding image in the diocese, the actual origins of the Moor…

On AI and the value of struggle. My daughter, the one who is a freshman in high school, mentioned something about writing a paper using Magisterium AI as a resource. This tool, developed by Longbeard, an outfit dedicated to building Catholic AI, combs a database containing over 11,700 Vatican documents to respond to your engineered…