In this episode, associate editor Quinton Amundson and reporter Luke Mandato join host Mickey Conlon for an episode sponsored by the 2026 Lift Jesus Higher Rally, coming on March 14, to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Registered team shares insights on the ongoing conflict between Iran and the United States/Israel, using the just war theory to debate the state of the situation and what may come in the future. Mandato and Conlon listen to insights from Amundson's discussion with Andrew McLuhan, the grandsome of Marshall McLuhan, arguing the role of artificial intelligence as today's prominent medium. Conlon wraps up conversation with a look into Catholic higher education, with Mandato and Quinton recapping their respective stories on separate, long-standing insitituions. 

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About the Hosts:

Mickey Conlon: Is the Editor of The Catholic Register and has been a reporter and columnist for the Register.

Luke Mandato: Is a reporter for The Catholic Register.

Quinton Amundson: Quinton is a reporter for The Catholic Register.