Thomas Higgins

Thomas Higgins

Thomas Higgins was the deputy secretary to the Cabinet in the White House of President Jimmy Carter. He lives in Oakland, California.

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Protesters hold up signs outside the Organization of American States building Jan. 6 at the OAS in Washington. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

US bishops must condemn Venezuela strikes as violation of Catholic teaching

"A strong statement by the bishops could make an important difference in American public opinion, and may deter further military escalation," writes Thomas Higgins. 

St. John Paul II addresses a press conference with President Jimmy Carter in the Rose Garden at the White House Oct. 6, 1979. (OSV News/CNS file/Chris Sheridan)

Remembering Jimmy Carter: A president with a moral compass

Thomas Higgins, a member of President Jimmy Carter's Cabinet, remembers a consequential president and a moral man.

A human hand reaching out to a transparent screen displaying brains in blue light representing AI (Dreamstime/Thodonal)

Could Teilhard de Chardin give us theological insights into AI?

Is artificial intelligence a dangerous "forbidden fruit," or just the next stage in human evolution? Jesuit paleontologist Fr. Pierre Teilhard de Chardin may provide an answer, says Thomas Higgins.

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