How is generative artificial intelligence displacing authentic human artistry in Catholic publishing? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes acclaimed author Amy Welborn (Loyola Kids Book of Saints) to discuss the alarming surge of AI-generated content on online retail platforms. Welborn details discovering Amazon bestseller lists in children’s religious categories dominated by synthesized texts, fake author profiles (such as fabricated biographers like "Jimmy Preston"), and generic AI cover art. They examine the cultural, financial, and spiritual toll of consuming automated content—from AI-manufactured conversion stories to the diminishing valuation of real human craft—calling on readers to intentionally support human authors, illustrators, and traditional publishing houses. Stream now!

How is generative artificial intelligence displacing authentic human artistry in Catholic publishing? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes acclaimed author Amy Welborn (Loyola Kids Book of Saints) to discuss the alarming surge of AI-generated content on online retail platforms. Welborn details discovering Amazon bestseller lists in children&rsquo;s religious categories dominated by synthesized texts, fake author profiles (such as fabricated biographers like "Jimmy Preston"), and generic AI cover art. They examine the cultural, financial, and spiritual toll of consuming automated content&mdash;from AI-manufactured conversion stories to the diminishing valuation of real human craft&mdash;calling on readers to intentionally support human authors, illustrators, and traditional publishing houses. Stream now!

Son Rise Morning Show The Son Rise Morning Show with Anna Mitchell and Matt Swaim is fast-paced, motivating and informational – always from the Catholic perspective. You’ll hear news, engaging interviews, prayer and more each weekday morning from 6am-8am ET. 

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Artificial Authors & Fake Saints: Amy Welborn on AI Slop Flooding Catholic Children’s Publishing

Why do so many of Christ’s core teachings feel countercultural, challenging, or downright strange to human ears? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Cy Kellett, host of Catholic Answers Live and author of A Teacher of Strange Things (Catholic Answers Press). Kellett discusses how Jesus's ministry extends far beyond basic moral niceties into deep sacramental mysteries—from Baptismal regeneration to the Real Presence in the Eucharist (John 6). Drawing comparisons between the crowds who walked away in John 6 and the Rich Young Man who turned away sad, Swaim and Kellett explore St. Peter’s iconic declaration of faith ("Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life"), highlighting how true discipleship embraces divine mystery over human comfort. Stream now!

Why do so many of Christ&rsquo;s core teachings feel countercultural, challenging, or downright strange to human ears? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Cy Kellett, host of Catholic Answers Live and author of A Teacher of Strange Things (Catholic Answers Press). Kellett discusses how Jesus's ministry extends far beyond basic moral niceties into deep sacramental mysteries&mdash;from Baptismal regeneration to the Real Presence in the Eucharist (John 6). Drawing comparisons between the crowds who walked away in John 6 and the Rich Young Man who turned away sad, Swaim and Kellett explore St. Peter&rsquo;s iconic declaration of faith ("Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life"), highlighting how true discipleship embraces divine mystery over human comfort. Stream now!

A Teacher of Strange Things: Cy Kellett on the Sacraments, John 6, and Divine Realities

How does understanding the human person as a "gift" fundamentally alter our view of marriage, morality, and modern bioethics? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Courtney Brown, Executive Director of the Ruah Woods Institute (producers of K-12 Theology of the Body curricula based in Cincinnati, Ohio). Brown unpacks St. John Paul II’s concept of the "hermeneutic of the gift"—the lens through which we realize that human life, maleness, femaleness, and marriage are not self-constructed commodities to be possessed or traded, but divine gifts to be received and offered back in love. Connecting St. John Paul II's theology to the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 and modern bioethical issues like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Brown explains how Catholic anthropology grounds moral truth in the total gift of self. Stream now!

How does understanding the human person as a "gift" fundamentally alter our view of marriage, morality, and modern bioethics? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes back Courtney Brown, Executive Director of the Ruah Woods Institute (producers of K-12 Theology of the Body curricula based in Cincinnati, Ohio). Brown unpacks St. John Paul II&rsquo;s concept of the "hermeneutic of the gift"&mdash;the lens through which we realize that human life, maleness, femaleness, and marriage are not self-constructed commodities to be possessed or traded, but divine gifts to be received and offered back in love. Connecting St. John Paul II's theology to the Parable of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 and modern bioethical issues like In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), Brown explains how Catholic anthropology grounds moral truth in the total gift of self. Stream now!

The Hermeneutic of the Gift: Courtney Brown on Theology of the Body, Genesis, and Moral Anthropology

Why is the Book of Isaiah featured so prominently throughout the liturgical seasons of Advent and Lent? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes Gary Michuta, author of Messiah: Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ (Emmaus Road Publishing), to kick off a multi-week series examining Messianic prophecy. Michuta explains why early Church Fathers often called Isaiah the "Fifth Evangelist"—from the Virgin Birth (Isaiah 7:14) to the Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53) and Handel's Messiah titles. They discuss Isaiah’s aristocratic background, his prophetic school, and how reading Isaiah alongside New Testament Lectionary passages illuminates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Stream now!

Why is the Book of Isaiah featured so prominently throughout the liturgical seasons of Advent and Lent? On The Son Rise Morning Show, host Matt Swaim welcomes Gary Michuta, author of Messiah: Old Testament Prophecies Fulfilled in Christ (Emmaus Road Publishing), to kick off a multi-week series examining Messianic prophecy. Michuta explains why early Church Fathers often called Isaiah the "Fifth Evangelist"&mdash;from the Virgin Birth (Isaiah 7:14) to the Suffering Servant (Isaiah 53) and Handel's Messiah titles. They discuss Isaiah&rsquo;s aristocratic background, his prophetic school, and how reading Isaiah alongside New Testament Lectionary passages illuminates the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. Stream now!

Artificial Authors & Fake Saints: Amy Welborn on AI Slop Flooding Catholic Children’s Publishing

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