In the age of AI, discerning what’s real from what’s fake has never been more urgent. With mass-produced content and convincing deepfakes everywhere, how can Catholics find the truth online?

In this episode of Catholic Futurist, host Benjamin Crockett joins José Manuel De Urquidi (Juan Diego Network) and Matthew Harvey Sanders (Longbeard) to explore tools for discernment, the responsibilities of tech platforms, and the need for strong Catholic formation.

• 01:30 – AI’s Promise & Peril
• 03:33 – The Deepfake Problem
• 05:50 – How to Fight Deception
• 12:54 – Rise of "Digital Missionaries"
• 18:37 – Online Faith, Offline Community

AI is tempting us to outsource our thinking, our labor, and even our relationships. As technology makes life "easier," are we losing what it means to be human?

In this episode of Catholic Futurist, host Benjamin Crockett sits down with Alessandro Di Santo (Co-Founder of Hallow), Brett Robinson (Associate Professor of the Practice, University of Notre Dame), and Matthew Harvey Sanders (CEO of Longbeard) to discuss the profound challenges of emerging tech.

They explore how AI is creating a crisis of meaning, the dangers of transhumanism, and why humanity's search for purpose could lead to an "existential cliff." Discover the Church's crucial role in providing hope and a vision for human flourishing in the age of machines.

What's the biggest challenge you see with AI? Share your thoughts in the comments.

• 00:18 – Outsourcing Humanity
• 05:05 – The "Existential Cliff"
• 09:48 – A New Gnosticism?
• 18:55 – AI for Evangelization
• 28:46 – Raising Kids with AI
• 37:22 – Human vs. Machine Labor

The Church’s history holds centuries of wisdom—but much of it has remained hidden in archives. Now, a groundbreaking project in Rome is changing that.

Join host Benjamin Crockett in conversation with Father David Nazar, SJ (Administrative Director of the Pontifical Gregorian University) and Matthew Harvey Sanders (CEO of Longbeard) as they reveal how the Alexandria Digitization Hub, the library platform Vulgate AI, and the world’s leading Catholic AI, Magisterium AI, are making ancient texts accessible to all.

Through advanced AI, this initiative is uncovering lost voices, correcting historical errors, and opening new doors for research and education.

What could this new access to Church history mean for you? Share your thoughts in the comments!

• 1:47 - The Alexandria Digitization Project
• 4:41 - How AI Transformed the Possibilities of Digitization
• 13:03 - Correcting History: The Case of Nestorius
• 20:34 - The Church on the Cutting Edge of Tech
• 34:04 - AI in Catholic Education
• 46:05 - Discovering "Lost Voices" 

What is Artificial Intelligence—really?

AI isn’t just about faster processors or smarter machines. It’s about the nature of creativity, the future of work, and how we respond to changes that could reshape society in profound ways.

In this conversation, host Benjamin Crockett sits down with Matthew Harvey Sanders to explore what machines can and can’t do, whether they can ever truly “create,” and how the job market might be transformed in the years ahead. We also ask how society — and the Church — can help build a concrete vision of the future that is not just reactive, but positive.

The discussion goes deeper into the importance of fidelity in AI systems, and how a desire to make the great Catholic texts more accessible has inspired the development of Catholic AI.

If you’ve been searching for clarity on what AI really means for our humanity, our work, and our faith — this episode is for you.

If you found this helpful, share it with someone asking big questions about AI — and let us know your thoughts.

• 18:25 - Extrapolation versus true AI innovation.
• 19:57 - AI's impact on all jobs.
• 28:07 - The geopolitical race for AGI.
• 31:52 - Defining AGI and ASI.
• 38:40 - The Church's role in stewarding AI.
• 42:33 - What is Catholic AI?
• 51:57 - The problem of AI hallucination.
• 1:06:07 - How saints would use AI.

Secular AI often misunderstands Catholicism. That’s why Matthew Harvey Sanders and his team built Magisterium AI — a chatbot rooted in the Church’s authentic documents, designed to provide faithful answers. 

In this episode of Catholic Futurist, host Benjamin Crockett dives into the story of how it was created, what makes it different from ChatGPT, and how Catholic technology could shape the future — from digitizing archives to “chatting” with AIs of the saints.

• 01:34 – The Origins of Magisterium AI
• 13:15 – How a Catholic AI is Different from ChatGPT
• 24:46 – Digitizing the Church's Hidden Archives
• 44:51 – The Future: “Chatting” with AIs of the saints 
• 55:07 – The Church's Vision for the Age of AI

AI isn’t just changing work — it’s changing what it means to live a meaningful life.

In this episode of Catholic Futurist, Benjamin Crockett sits down with Fr. Philip Larrey (Philosophy, Boston College) and Matthew Harvey Sanders (CEO of Longbeard) to confront the greatest disruption in human history. From mass job loss, to AI “companions,” to the Church’s vision of human dignity, they explore how faith can guide us through the age of machines — and why our ultimate purpose is not something AI can replace.

• 00:00 – Intro: AI Companions & Loneliness
• 01:42 – Utopia vs. Dystopia
• 16:53 – The Crisis of Mass Job Loss
• 30:04 – The Church’s Answer to the AI Challenge
• 1:00:00 – Transhumanism vs. Catholic Anthropology
• 1:21:50 – Solving Alignment & The Meaning of Life