11/10/2024-About That Widow in the Gospel...

Fr. Edward Looney Preaches

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Artificial intelligence is evolving at an unprecedented pace—what does that mean for the future of technology, venture capital, business, and even our understanding of ourselves? Award-winning journalist and writer Anil Ananthaswamy joins us for our latest episode to discuss his latest book Why Machines Learn: The Elegant Math Behind Modern AI . Anil helps us explore the journey and many breakthroughs that have propelled machine learning from simple perceptrons to the sophisticated algorithms shaping today’s AI revolution, powering GPT and other models. The discussion aims to demystify some of the underlying math that powers modern machine learning to help everyone grasp this technology impacting our lives, even if your last math class was in high school. Anil walks us through the power of scaling laws, the shift from training to inference optimization, and the debate among AI’s pioneers about the road to AGI—should we be concerned, or are we still missing key pieces of the puzzle? The conversation also delves into AI’s philosophical implications—could understanding how machines learn help us better understand ourselves? And what challenges remain before AI systems can truly operate with agency? If you enjoy this episode, please subscribe and leave us a review on your favorite podcast platform. Sign up for our newsletter at techsurgepodcast.com for exclusive insights and updates on upcoming TechSurge Live Summits. Links: Read Why Machines Learn, Anil’s latest book on the math behind AI https://www.amazon.com/Why-Machines-Learn-Elegant-Behind/dp/0593185749 Learn more about Anil Ananthaswamy’s work and writing https://anilananthaswamy.com/ Watch Anil Ananthaswamy’s TED Talk on AI and intelligence https://www.ted.com/speakers/anil_ananthaswamy Discover the MIT Knight Science Journalism Fellowship that shaped Anil’s AI research https://ksj.mit.edu/ Understand the Perceptron, the foundation of neural networks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perceptron Read about the Perceptron Convergence Theorem and its significance https://www.nature.com/articles/323533a0…

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In this homily, Fr. Edward invites us to consider more than just the widow’s generosity. What else does this gospel communicate? Listen to learn.

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11/10/2024-About That Widow in the Gospel...

Fr. Edward Looney Preaches

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In this homily, Fr. Edward invites us to consider more than just the widow’s generosity. What else does this gospel communicate? Listen to learn.

542 episodios

#Religion #Sunday Thoughts From Fr Edward Looney #Fr Edward Looney

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An Invitation to Pray with the Church Through Lent 14:14

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Fr. Edward introduces readers to the collect prayer and his new Lenten devotional, Praying with the Church through Lent. In this episode you will hear how he didn't want to write this book, what is the collect prayer, a few reflections about a few different collect prayers, and why he thinks it's important to pray and meditate on the collect. Buy the Book: https://sophiainstitute.com/product/praying-with-the-church-through-lent/ or https://www.amazon.com/Praying-Church-Through-Edward-Looney/dp/B0CZCDHVTP/…

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2/23/2025-Jesus Calls His Followers to Live Differently 5:19

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The world would want us to seek revenge and delight in the downfall of the other. Jesus wants us to pray for those hurt us and do good to them. He wants us to forgive. Tough calls from the Lord. But most rewarding. He wants us to live differently.

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2/16/25-How a Plant is Analogous to the Spiritual Life 6:46

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Fr. Edward shares how a plant he has had since 2017 speaks to him about the spiritual life.

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2/9/2025-Our Readings Point Us to the Mass 7:17

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In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney reflects on how our readings today point us to different parts of the Mass, helping us to better appreciate the liturgy.

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2/2/2025-Living Your Life With No Regrets: Your Spiritual Bucket LIst 7:24

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Fr. Edward Looney reflects on the idea of a "bucket list" and how it connects to Simeon’s profound prayer in the Gospel: “Lord, now you let your servant go in peace.” Simeon could die happy because he had fulfilled God's purpose for his life. How can we live in such a way that we, too, are ready to say those words with confidence? Fr. Looney explores how priests, deacons, religious, and laypeople pray this every night and challenges us to consider how we are living out God's plan. Tune in for an inspiring message on preparing our hearts to meet the Lord with peace and joy.…

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1/19/2025-I Will Not Be Silent 8:22

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In this homily, Fr. Edward reflects on how we cannot be silent at different moments of our life. Relying on the Holy Spirit, we will be given the words to say.

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1/12/2025-Don't Forget to Pray After 8:32

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In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney draws our attention to Luke's descriptive detail that Jesus prayed after his baptism. Fr. Edward reflects on what Jesus may have prayed for or about and then relates that to how we can pray after different occurrences and experiences in our lives.

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1/5/2025-The Magi Were Pilgrims of Hope 8:13

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2025 is a Jubilee Year in the Church. The Magi were pilgrims of hope, just as we are today. We are called to be pilgrims- Discovering, persevering, encountering, and sharing hope.

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1/1/2025-What's Holding You Back from your Spiritual Goals in 2025? 7:11

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In this homily for the feast of Mary, Mother of God, Fr. Edward reflects and provides encouragement to not give up on your spiritual goals like reading the Bible or praying the rosary during this new year of grace 2025.

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12/25/2024-Why Did Shepherds Receive the News of Christ's Birth? 11:17

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In this homily, Fr. Edward Looney, reflects on why shepherds received the good news of Christ's birth and how Jesus becomes our Good Shepherd. This Christmas, he invites you to allow Jesus to be the Good Shepherd of your life.

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12/29/24-The Virtues of Family Life 7:14

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Fr. Edward preaches on the opening prayer for the feast of the Holy Family and encourages us to root out vice and practice the virtues of family life.

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12/22/2024-There's More Than What's On The Page 6:19

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In this homily, Fr. Edward reflects about how the stories of scripture, contain more than what the evangelist wrote down. Allow him to open your mind and prayer to think about the Visitation and Christmas beyond the scripture page.

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12/15/24-How to Rejoice When It's Difficult to Rejoice 9:48

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Sometimes it is difficult to rejoice even when the scriptures tell us to rejoice. In this homily, Fr. Edward relates how one can identify what is robbing them of joy and take steps to reclaiming and rediscovering joy in their lives.

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12/8/2024-Advent is a Season of Remembering 7:09

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In this homily Fr. Edward preaches about the theme of remembrance during the Advent season.

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12/1/2024-Advent Isn't Just About Christmas 7:31

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