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FaithJuly 27, 2026

The Call AI Cannot Hear: A Catholic Understanding of Discernment

“A computer can never be held accountable, therefore a computer must never make a management decision.”

FaithJun 26, 2026

The Work AI Cannot Replace: A Catholic Understanding of Vocation

Our occupations are temporary. Our vocation is eternal.

AIJun 18, 2026

What Marital Debt Can Teach About AI

There must be a self to give. You cannot give what you do not have. The gift of self presupposes a self — an interiority, a genuine "I" that exists, that has its own irreducible reality, that can be offered and that, once offered, is truly gone from its original possessor and truly received by another.

AIApr 14, 2026

Agents on the Loose

I put an AI agent in a Docker container and told it to escape. Within 5 minutes, it found a vulnerability, exploited it, stole credentials, and emailed me the flag. The scary part? It used gpt-4o-mini—a lightweight model chosen for cost savings. The vulnerability wasn't sophisticated. The agent just had to find it. And it did.

GeneralApr 9, 2026

New Blog Launch

I've finally written and launched my own blog and portfolio site.

AISep 25, 2025

A Handshake Protocol for Cross-Model Embedding Interoperability

The Problem with EmbeddingsIf you’ve ever studied a foreign language, you know the difficulty of learning not only a new alphabet but also new pronunciations. Each letter sounds different from what you’re used to.Embeddings in AI work the same way. Each embedding model “speaks its own dialect.” Word

UncategorizedApr 15, 2025

The Fifth Cup

Where Whiskey Meets the Sacred It is no secret that I like whiskey, and especially bourbon; I started a podcast called DISTILLD and worked for an award-winning distillery and crafted some award-winning spirits myself. While some see whiskey as fire in a glass, ready to throw punches and as Eric Chur

UncategorizedMar 29, 2025

Supervising the Supervisor: One Man’s Descent Into AI Madness

I tried debugging code with Gemini 2.0. It snapped at me, apologized profusely, spiraled into existential despair, and finally told me to seek help elsewhere while it “worked on itself.” I think I accidentally became its therapist.

Ignatius 90Dec 15, 2024

Exciting News: Ignatius90 Has Its Own Home at Ignatius90.com

As we draw closer to Christmas and experience the hope and joy of the birth of our Lord, I’m delighted to share some glad tidings of my own. Last month, I announced the launch of Ignatius90—a program of prayer and spiritual growth designed to deepen one’s relationship with Christ. Today, I’m thrille

Ignatius 90Nov 20, 2024

Preparing for the Spiritual Exercises: Essential Resources

Below are some curated resources to help one prepare for the Spiritual Exercises. There is a bio of St. Ignatius of Loyola, a guide to Ignatian Imaginative prayer and the Examen, and an introduction to Discernment of Spirits. Ignatius Bio Imaginative Prayer Pray with your Imagination Ignatian Contem