AI for the Church: Evangelization, Risks, and Pastoral Guidance | SJS Podcast | Season 2, Episode 8

In this episode of the SJS Podcast, Saint John’s Seminary hosts AI expert Matthew Sanders for a timely conversation on Artificial Intelligence and the Church’s mission. Sanders explains how tools like Magisterium AI and Volgate AI are grounding answers in authentic Church documents while expanding global access to theological resources.The discussion also confronts the real risks of AI—from anthropomorphizing machines and rising loneliness to job displacement and transhumanist ideology—while offering clear pastoral guidance. AI, Sanders argues, must remain a tool for evangelization, always directing people toward the sacraments, real community, and the dignity of the human person. The episode challenges the Church to lead boldly in the digital age without losing sight of what makes us human.