Vicar of the Founder Lecture Series
Tuesday, November 25, 12:00-1:30 pm
St. Ninian Place, Antigonish
Fr. Philip Larrey was a featured speaker at the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual meeting in September 2025. His presentation was well received by the Bishops, and now we have the opportunity to hear the same presentation. Admission is free. All are invited to attend.
Fr. Larrey’s presentation will be followed by a question-and-answer period.
Fr. Philip Larrey, Ph.D., is a Catholic priest, author, and professor of philosophy at BostonCollege, and former Chair of Logic and Epistemology at the Pontifical Lateran University in the Vatican.
Fr. Larrey recently took part in the Builders Artificial Intelligence Forum 2025 at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome on November 6-7.
His scholarly work focuses on the philosophy of knowledge, critical thinking, and the impact of the digital era on society.
“When I’m at conferences the common denominator is that people are afraid of this technology,” said Fr. Larrey in an interview with the Catholic Register. “At the same time, I say ‘let’s not be naïve.’ We know that the risks are high, but don’t be afraid. Fear doesn’t come from God.
“This one person asked me in a conference: ‘do you think that God is happy with AI?’ and I said, ‘yes, because God gave us the capacity to create.’ ”
Fr. Larrey has authored several publications on technology, including Futuro ignoto (IF Press) and Connected World (Penguin), which explore the profound effects of digital advancements on modern life. His most recent book, Artificial Humanity, published in 2019, offers a deep philosophical analysis of AI’s significance for humanity.
In January 2025, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and the Dicastery for Culture and Education published Antiqua et Nova: Note on the relationship of artificial intelligence and human intelligence
Pope Leo XIV in his address to the participants in the Builders AI Forum on November 6-7 said the development of AI is not only what technology can do, but who we become through what we build, and “this work cannot be confined to research labs or investment portfolios. It must be a profoundly ecclesial endeavor.”
