Today’s Topics:

1) Gospel – Luke 1:57-66, 80 – When the time arrived for Elizabeth to have her child she gave birth to a son. Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown his great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. When they came on the eighth day to circumcise the child, they were going to call him Zechariah after his father, but his mother said in reply, “No. He will be called John.” But they answered her, “There is no one among your relatives who has this name.” So they made signs, asking his father what he wished him to be called. He asked for a tablet and wrote, “John is his name,” and all were amazed. Immediately his mouth was opened, his tongue freed, and he spoke blessing God. Then fear came upon all their neighbors, and all these matters were discussed throughout the hill country of Judea. All who heard these things took them to heart, saying, “What, then, will this child be?” For surely the hand of the Lord was with him. The child grew and became strong in spirit, and he was in the desert until the day of his manifestation to Israel.

Solemnity of the Nativity of Saint John the Baptist

Bishop Sheen quote of the day

2, 3) Must artificial intelligence open the door to “that hideous strength” described by C.S. Lewis?” asks Father Dwight Longenecker. In Lewis’ story, the National Institute of Co-ordinated Experiments (NICE) seeks world domination through science and technology, including transhumanist technology. Eighty years later, are we on the brink of such realities?

4) Email comment to Terry & Jesse, “I don’t believe in Jesus, the bible is full of errors and science is the only foundation of truth, and you should quit preaching lies!”