Pastoral response to AI-enabled isolation

Catholic bishops around the U.S. are reporting a dramatic increase in applications for church membership and a surge of new converts as Easter approaches. What's driving this new interest in the Catholic Church, and why aren't evangelical churches seeing a similar boom? Mike Erre joins Phil and Kaitlyn to discuss the trend. Gabriel Salguero is back to update Skye on the impact of immigration enforcement on Hispanic churches and communities. He shares about two evangelical pastors detained in ICE facilities, and why Latino voters are abandoning Donald Trump after giving him record support in 2024. Also this week, is sycophantic AI causing us to lose our ability to tolerate real people?

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5:19 - Theme Song

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7:58 - AI Stunting Human Interactions?

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26:20 - Catholic Revival?

46:20 - Interview

48:50 - Pastors Detained in Alligator Alcatraz

59:28 - Trump Support from Hispanic Communities

1:05:01 - Responsibility of the Media

1:18:47 - Willing to Lay Down Access

1:24:42 - End Credits

Links Mentioned in News Segment:

AI Affecting Human Judgement!

https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/03/study-sycophantic-ai-can-undermine-human-judgment/

Surge in Catholic Converts

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/26/us/catholics-converts.html

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