Could artificial intelligence ever be ordained? Could the Church one day have AI priests?
AI can optimize and simulate, but it cannot become flesh, cannot be changed at the level of being, and cannot offer its life in love. Priesthood isn’t about efficiency. It’s about self-gift. In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim tackles a surprisingly serious question about technology, priesthood, and what it really means to act in the person of Christ. While AI can explain theology and imitate language, priesthood is not a function, it’s an incarnation.
Priests have bodies.
Priests undergo an ontological change.
Priests suffer, sacrifice, and lay down their lives.
Say a prayer for a priest today, because “This is my body, given up for you” is something only a human person can truly live.
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Why Isn’t Ash Wednesday a Holy Day of Obligation?
If everyone goes to Mass on Ash Wednesday, why isn’t it a holy day of obligation? Ash Wednesday feels like it should be a holy day of obligation. Churches are packed, and everyone comes for ashes. But it isn’t, and the reason is simple: holy days of obligation are feast days. Ash Wednesday (like Good Friday) is a day of fasting, not feasting. In this episode of Ask A Priest, Father Tim explains how the Church has fast days and feast days and why the Church “obliges” us on days of celebration. Using examples like weddings and the 4th of July, he shows how Catholics worship first and then celebrate, because Jesus has already won.
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Easter Sunday (Holy Week Retreat)
On this Easter reflection, Father Tim shares why the Resurrection isn’t just meaningful, it’s everything. From the Greek phrase “Christos Anesti” (“Christ is risen”) to a personal story about discovering the meaning behind his own name, this episode points to one powerful truth: the Resurrection proves that Jesus is real and that He keeps His promises.
Standing at the empty tomb in the Holy Land, the reality becomes clear. Everything we believe, everything we hope for, rests on this moment. If Jesus rose from the dead, then death is defeated, and new life is possible for all of us.
The Resurrection isn’t symbolic. It’s the foundation of everything. This Easter, don’t just celebrate it, live like it’s true.
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Did Jesus Celebrate Passover Before He Died?
Did Jesus celebrate Passover before He died? And what really happened to the people who rose from the dead at the Crucifixion?
In this Ask A Priest episode, Father Tim tackles two fascinating and often overlooked questions from Scripture. Drawing from Pope Benedict XVI and the Gospel of John, he explains how Jesus anticipated the Passover meal, and how His death perfectly aligns with the sacrifice of the Passover lamb.
He also dives into one of the most mysterious moments in the Bible: the dead rising when Jesus died. Did they return to their families or rise to eternal life with Him?
If you’ve ever had questions about these powerful moments in the Gospel, this episode brings clarity, depth, and wonder to the story of salvation.
