Archive - Jon James Writes

AI Priests, the Butlerian Jihad, and Human Dignity

This week we saw the rise and fall of the first AI "priest" when Catholic Answers unveiled "Father Justin", a conversation AI chatbot with an avatar…

Published on Incensepunk Magazine • Apr 19

March 2026

No, Saint Patrick was not a colonizer

So I have something to link to when this comes up again every March

Mar 17 • Jon James

October 2025

Upcoming Appearances

Catch me live in the flesh at one of these events!

Oct 8, 2025 • Jon James

Patron Saints of Incensepunk

Who's influencing the genre from beyond eternity?

Oct 3, 2025 • Jon James

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