Fr. Mike Schmitz Joins Christopher West!
The Truth & The Lie
What It Means to Be Human in The Age of AI.
Friday, October 9, 2026 ·1 PM Eastern
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Fr. Mike Schmitz joins Christopher West and special guests for the live launch of The Truth & The Lie.
During this special live event, Christopher will teach from his groundbreaking new book, engage in conversations with special guests, and explore the question rapidly becoming one of the defining questions of our time:
What is the truth about the human person—and what is the lie?
About The Book
" Pope Leo XIV’s landmark encyclical on AI boldly announces humanity’s “magnificence,” but what makes us magnificent? One of the positive fruits of the AI revolution is that it’s compelling thoughtful people around the world to ask the RBQs (really big questions), and What does it mean to be human? is at the top of the list.
Drawing from all the major Vatican pronouncements on AI, including Leo’s Magnificent Humanity, and mining the wisdom of philosophers and theologians (both ancient and new), poets, journalists, movie-makers, and tech-commentators, this book will root you in the Truth of your embodied personhood and expose the Lie of disembodiment that is threatening to destroy our magnificent humanity at its foundations.
AI is not the enemy here, but we must keep the incarnate Truth of our humanity at the center of the conversation if we are to benefit from the astounding opportunities it offers us, without forfeiting what it means to be human along the way.
“Let’s not fear artificial intelligence, but constantly keep the question of the human in play.”
— Pope Leo XIV
“Dr. West roots us in the Truth of our embodied personhood and exposes the Lie that is threatening our humanity at its deepest foundations.”
— Dr. Bob Schuchts
Founder, John Paul II Healing Center
“It’s tempting to see the rise of AI as a threat to our humanity. Christopher West sees it as an invitation to rediscover it. . . . This book gave me a lot of hope and it will do the same for you.”
— Matt Fradd
Creator and host of the Pints with Aquinas podcast
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Fr. Mike Schmitz joins Christopher West for the live launch of The Truth and The Lie.
Friday, October 9, 2026 ·1 PM Eastern
Live Online · Free Registration
Register free. Start reading now.
Your free registration includes the complete digital prologue to The Truth and The Lie: What It Means to Be Human in The Age of AI.
We’ll email your download link after you register.