A Priest Walks Into a Podcast | Words & Numbers | Ep 521

A priest shows up. Antony doesn’t confess, James doesn’t convert, but they all talk about human dignity.

Checkout Fr. James Martin, SJ ‘s book, ‘Work in Progress.’

0:00 Introduction and Overview
0:29 The Ultimate Quiet Quitting Story
4:32 Scott Bessent’s $950 Billion Bond Buyback Plan
8:05 Is the Treasury Conducting Its Own Monetary Policy?
12:14 Foolishness of the Week: American Airlines Does It Again
16:57 Father James Martin on Pope Leo, AI, and Human Dignity
20:50 What Happens When AI Meets Humanlike Robots?
22:48 AI, Loneliness, and Replacing Human Relationships
24:57 Can Free Markets Serve the Common Good?
29:22 Property Rights, Poverty, and the Role of the Church
34:53 Who Gets to Define the “Common Good”?
36:17 Subsidiarity, Data Centers, and Local Decision-Making
41:18 Human Rights vs. Human Flourishing
43:38 Wealth, Profit, and the Morality of Capitalism
48:00 What Did Jesus Mean by “The Poor Will Always Be With You”?
51:22 Individual Charity vs. Community Responsibility
55:15 Social Media, Human Dignity, and the Loss of Community
1:00:09 Father James Martin’s Work in Progress

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