<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Catholicism Guide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Catholicism Guide offers clear, faithful articles on Catholic doctrine, the Catechism, saints, Scripture, and history.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicismguide.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 09:29:40 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.catholicismguide.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[AI Favors Catholicism: What This Reveals About Truth]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI favors Catholicism is a provocative phrase, but it must be handled with precision. It does not mean that artificial intelligence has received grace, discovered Revelation, or acquired spiritual wisdom.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicismguide.com/post/ai-favors-catholicism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a23e0e01f44c606b378fb99</guid><category><![CDATA[More Catholic Topics]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:20:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa0720_4e29297a521d49c297dabc6db4ad3a4a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ed Marverson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Desire for God in the Catholic Catechism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Desire for God is one of the first themes treated in the Catechism of the Catholic Church because Catholic doctrine begins with a claim about the human person: man is not self-explanatory.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicismguide.com/post/the-desire-for-god-in-the-catholic-catechism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a163f50ce062e4a09f2231d</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Catechism]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 17:00:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa0720_359445ad717d418a92537e1b75aaf9b3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ed Marverson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Incarnation in Catholic Doctrine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incarnation in Catholic doctrine means that the eternal Son of God truly became man without ceasing to be God. The Catholic Church teaches that Jesus Christ is not only a prophet, moral teacher, or uniquely God-filled human being.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicismguide.com/post/the-incarnation-in-catholic-doctrine</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a1638efb22ef328630e4c08</guid><category><![CDATA[Catholic Doctrine]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 00:37:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa0720_6f250422895b4f0ca4b70039536d7035~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ed Marverson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magnifica Humanitas and Human Dignity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Magnifica Humanitas speaks to a world where artificial intelligence is no longer a distant experiment. 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The document is not a rejection of artificial intelligence.]]></description><link>https://www.catholicismguide.com/post/pope-leo-xiv-s-ai-encyclical-explained</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a14dbf0b3f40ff4eeea40fe</guid><category><![CDATA[More Catholic Topics]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 00:07:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/aa0720_dbd2f761269141ccaaed908b6afdba9a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Ed Marverson</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saint Eugene de Mazenod]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Eugene de Mazenod belongs to that group of Catholic saints whose lives cannot be understood through one category alone. 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