John Cardinal Foley Chair of Social Communications

05/29/2026

Texts, photos, and videos from the 2026 Cardinal Foley Symposium celebrating World Communications Day at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary now online. We honored Tracy Davidson and discussed the papal message on "Preserving Human Voices and Faces" with two experts! Check it out at https://bit.ly/42ZkDCx

05/26/2026

A beautiful tribute to this year's winner of the John Cardinal Foley Award for Excellence in Communication at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary!

05/26/2026

Without contents and endnotes, the text is about 50 pages, single spaced ... a 3-4 hour read straight through. It's got five sections where you can take a break: a thorough documentary history, a comprehensive summary of Catholic Social Teaching, an incisive and insightful analysis of AI, a call to safeguard humanity (in truth, work, and freedom), and a clear warning about the culture of power. Even the conclusion thoughtfully examines Mary's song of praise. Don't use AI to summarize it for you ... it's well worth the time to read and reflect on this new reality and our shared responsibility toward it. Bravo, Papa Leone! Find it online here: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/encyclicals/documents/20260515-magnifica-humanitas.html

05/22/2026

From our 2026 Cardinal Foley Award winner ...

Last night, I was honored to receive the John Cardinal Foley Award for Excellence in Communications from Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary. This one is especially close to my heart. The seminary is where I received my certificate in religious studies, so being recognized by this institution, in this way, is a full circle moment.

After 40 years in this industry, I do not take this recognition lightly. All I've ever wanted to do is serve others and help people make good choices in their lives. To be honored for that work, in this new season of life, means everything.

A heartfelt thank you to Rev. Thomas F. Dailey, O.S.F.S. for making the evening so special, and to Fr. Redcay for his beautiful words introducing the award. I am deeply grateful.

More to come ✝️

05/18/2026

This essay is both concise and perceptive ... a good read for World Communications Day. For more insights, join us at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary this Wednesday (7pm) for the Cardinal Foley Symposium.

Bruno Giussani, author of a book on artificial intelligence’s impact on our lives, reflects on Pope Leo XIV’s Message for the 60th World Day of Social ...

05/14/2026

For from St. Charles Borromeo Seminary ...

Last January, Pope Leo IV published a Message for World Communications Day (May 17) about human distinctiveness in an age of artificial intelligence. “We need faces and voices to speak for people again,” he writes. “We need to cherish the gift of communication as the deepest truth of humanity,...

05/01/2026

From St. Charles Borromeo Seminary to Wichita, KS ... the Cardinal Foley Chair speaks about the Sacred Heart of Jesus ...

In the Old Testament, the Prophet Ezekiel found himself in a wasteland littered with the desiccated remains of long-perished Israelites, recounted Catholic Diocese of Wichita Vicar for Evangelization, Discipleship, and… Read More

04/28/2026

Join us at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary for some Real Intelligence about A.I.

Two professors and experts on artificial intelligence for the Vatican’s AI Research Group will discuss the topic at St. Charles Seminary, where Tracey Davidson will also receive the 2026 Cardinal Foley Award.

04/09/2026

Did you miss our 13th Annual John Cardinal Foley Lecture with Fr. Patrick Mary Briscoe, O.P.? Watch the full video here!

04/07/2026

On the road from Philly (St. Charles Borromeo Seminary) to Wichita ...

Editor’s note: Fr. Thomas Dailey, OSFS, will be a keynote speaker at the Catholic Diocese of Wichita’s 2026 Evangelization + Discipleship + Stewardship Conference, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April… Read More

03/17/2026

Today's the day (March 17) ... when Patrick comes to St. Charles Borromeo Seminary ... Fr. Patrick, that is, to give the annual Cardinal Foley Lecture! Join us at 7:00 pm to hear some Godsplaining about the church, the communications media, and papal transitions. Full details at www.scs.edu/cardinal-foley-lecture