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  • Is Hell Still in the Bible?

    Understanding Modern Catholic Translations and Why It Matters

    Q: Why doesn’t the word “Hell” appear in modern Catholic Bibles like the NABRE?

    You’re not imagining it. In the New American Bible Revised Edition (NABRE), the word “Hell” rarely — if ever — appears. This has caused confusion among faithful Catholics who are used to older translations like the Douay-Rheims or hearing homilies about Hell as a real place of punishment.

    So what changed?

    It’s not the doctrine — it’s the translation. Scholars decided to preserve the original words used in the Bible:

    Original TermLanguageMeaning
    SheolHebrewThe grave / abode of the dead (neutral)
    HadesGreekThe Greek underworld (similar to Sheol)
    GehennaGreekA place of fiery judgment — used by Jesus

    These words are now translated more literally instead of using “Hell” as a catch-all. But that doesn’t mean the Church denies the existence of Hell.

    Q: So is there still a Hell?

    Yes. The Catholic Church absolutely affirms Hell as:

    “The state of definitive self-exclusion from communion with God and the blessed.”
    — Catechism of the Catholic Church, §1033

    It is not just a metaphor or ancient idea. It’s the final, eternal consequence of dying in unrepented mortal sin.

    Q: Why would translators avoid the word “Hell” if it’s real?

    Because over the centuries, the word “Hell” took on very specific imagery and connotations — often shaped more by culture than Scripture. By using original words like “Gehenna,” translators aim to:

    • Reflect the nuance in the biblical text
    • Avoid oversimplification
    • Encourage deeper catechesis and understanding

    But here’s the problem:

    Most lay Catholics have no idea what “Gehenna” means.

    Q: Does this cause confusion?

    Absolutely. When the word “Hell” disappears, many assume the Church is backing off from the doctrine. This confusion is compounded by:

    • Homilies that never mention judgment or sin
    • Liturgy and hymns stripped of sacrifice or spiritual warfare
    • A growing trend toward universalism (the idea that everyone goes to Heaven)

    Q: So what does the Church teach about the afterlife?

    Traditionally, Catholicism affirms:

    1. Heaven – Eternal union with God for those who die in His friendship.
    2. Purgatory – Temporary purification for those on their way to Heaven.
    3. Hell – Eternal separation from God for those who freely reject Him.

    Before Christ’s resurrection, even the righteous dead went to Sheol — a holding place, not Heaven. That’s why we say in the Apostles’ Creed:

    “He descended into Hell” — meaning the abode of the dead, not the damned.

    After His resurrection, Heaven was opened — and now judgment is final.

    Q: Why does it matter if we talk about Hell?

    Because without Hell, morality becomes optional.

    • If there’s no eternal consequence, why repent?
    • If everyone goes to Heaven, why choose holiness?
    • If God never judges, why did Christ die?

    “Do not fear those who kill the body… fear him who can destroy both soul and body in Gehenna.” — Matthew 10:28

    Q: What’s behind the move away from talking about Hell?

    Let’s be honest:

    • “Hell” makes people uncomfortable.
    • Modern theology often trades truth for sentiment.
    • Cultural pressure values inclusivity over conversion.

    But:

    Real love warns.

    God is love — and because He loves us, He warns us. Jesus spoke of Hell more than anyone else in Scripture. Not to scare us pointlessly — but to wake us up.

    ✅ Layperson Summary:

    • Is Hell in the Bible? Yes, but often under original terms like “Gehenna.”
    • Does the Church still teach Hell? Yes, as an eternal state of self-exclusion from God.
    • Is it just a metaphor? No. It’s a real and final consequence.
    • Why avoid it? Some translators aim for accuracy, but clarity suffers.
    • Why it matters: Without Hell, we lose the urgency of repentance and the meaning of salvation.

    What You Can Do:

    • Read Scripture with traditional commentary (e.g., the Catena Aurea)
    • Use catechisms and older missals to understand Church teaching
    • Teach your children and friends the full truth — not a softened version
    • Speak up in your parish — charitably but firmly — when the doctrine is blurred

    Because the God who is Love… is also the God who warns.

  •  Why Does Pope Benedict Connect New Testament Love with Old Testament Commandments?

    Understanding the continuity of love in salvation history through the lens of Deus Caritas Est

    In Deus Caritas Est, Pope Benedict XVI teaches that Christian love isn’t something radically new—it grows from the soil of Israel’s covenant. By connecting the New Testament emphasis on love with Old Testament commandments, he roots Christian charity in the very heart of divine revelation. His point is not to discard the old, but to show how Christ fulfills it with new depth and clarity.

    Continuity of the Covenant

    From the beginning of his encyclical, Pope Benedict makes this continuity clear:

    “The Christian faith, while retaining the core of Israel’s faith, gives it new depth and breadth.” (Deus Caritas Est §1)

    He quotes the great Shema of Israel:

    “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart…” (Deuteronomy 6:4–5)

    Love of God, then, was never absent from the faith of Israel—it was central. What Jesus brings is not a break from the past, but its true fulfillment.

    Jesus Fulfills the Law in Love

    Jesus joins this vertical command to another, found in Leviticus:

    “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” (Leviticus 19:18)

    In the Gospel of Mark, He unites the two into one supreme law of love:

    “There is no other commandment greater than these.” (Mark 12:29–31)

    Pope Benedict highlights this to show that Jesus didn’t abolish the commandments, but revealed their full meaning. Love, properly understood, is the essence of the Law.

    From Obligation to Response

    Why do we love? Because “God has first loved us.” (1 John 4:10)
    This shifts everything. Love is no longer a heavy demand—it’s a response. Benedict writes that when love begins in God’s gift, the “command” to love is transformed into an invitation to relationship.

    Thus, keeping the commandments becomes a matter not of fear or duty, but of joy. Love of God leads naturally to love of neighbor.

    A Two-Fold Orientation: Vertical and Horizontal

    By presenting these two commands as one, Jesus shows that Christian love must always move in two directions:

    • Vertical – Toward God in worship and devotion
    • Horizontal – Toward neighbor in service and charity

    Pope Benedict stresses that these cannot be separated. True love of God leads to care for others, and real love for others flows from communion with God.

  • What Does “God Loved Us First” Really Imply About How We Should Respond?

    Understanding our response to God’s initiative of love in Deus Caritas Est

    Pope Benedict XVI, drawing from 1 John 4:19—“We love because he first loved us”—teaches that Christian life begins not with obligation, but with a gift already received. Deus Caritas Est emphasizes that the initiative always belongs to God. This simple truth changes how we see love, discipleship, and mission: not as burdens we must carry to earn God’s favor, but as responses to a love that came before we even asked for it.

    1. Our Response Is Rooted in Gratitude, Not Obligation

    If God loved us first, our love isn’t about earning approval—it’s about responding with thanksgiving.

    “Gratitude over guilt”: Love becomes a joyful act, not a duty pressed by fear.
    “Freedom to love”: Knowing we are fully accepted frees us to forgive, serve, and give without fear of failure or rejection.

    2. Trust Before Understanding

    God’s love often reaches us before we understand it. That means faith begins not with full comprehension but with trust.

    “Leap of faith”: As St. Paul says, nothing can separate us from the love of God (Romans 8:38–39), even when life is confusing or painful.
    “Perseverance in trials”: Because “while we were still sinners Christ died for us” (Romans 5:8), we know His love doesn’t waver in our weakness.

    3. Imitation of Divine Initiative

    If God made the first move, so must we—especially in a world where love often waits to be earned.

    “Be the first mover”: Take the first step in kindness, reconciliation, and service.
    “Mercy and forgiveness”: We love not because others deserve it, but because we ourselves have received undeserved love.

    4. Mission and Witness

    Pope Benedict reminds us that love is never private. Our response to God’s love becomes public through action.

    “Proclamation through love”: Our quiet sacrifices and small acts of care preach the Gospel more clearly than words alone.
    “Communal dimension”: In the parish, “loving first” means reaching out to newcomers, showing compassion to the overlooked, and making space for everyone at the table.

    Follow Up Question:

    Can you share an example of when someone loved you “first”—unexpectedly or unconditionally—and how that changed the way you related to them afterward? How might we imitate that in our parish community?

  • If Love Is the Main Christian Message, Why Does the Church Seem So Strict at Times?

    Understanding how Church discipline flows from love, not contradiction

    This question gets to the heart of a common struggle: If Christianity is centered on love, why does the Church often feel like a place of rules, restrictions, and prohibitions?

    Pope Benedict XVI anticipated this very question in Deus Caritas Est, where he asks bluntly:

    “Doesn’t the Church, with all her commandments and prohibitions, turn to bitterness the most precious thing in life?”

    The answer, as Benedict explains, is not to dismiss the rules—but to reconnect them with love. When love is forgotten, rules can feel cold or burdensome. But when love is central, even the strictness of the Church is revealed to be a form of protection and guidance.

    1. Benedict’s Challenge: Love Must Ground the Rules

    Rules lose their meaning when disconnected from love. That’s why Benedict insists the Church must re-anchor every commandment in God’s love.

    Christian morality, then, is not a burdensome legal code—it is a path of grateful response to the One who loved us first. It flows from relationship, not performance.

    2. Rules as Protective Boundaries, Not Arbitrary Limits

    Church teachings are not random restrictions. They are moral guardrails, meant to preserve human dignity and protect the possibility of real love.

    Safeguarding dignity: Certain behaviors wound ourselves and others. Catholic teaching identifies and warns against them to prevent harm.
    Map to freedom: The Church teaches that true freedom is not doing whatever we want, but doing what is good. Love needs discipline in order to grow.

    3. Loving Discipline from a Spiritual Parent

    The Church sees herself as both mother and teacher. Just as a parent sets boundaries for their child’s safety and growth, so too the Church offers moral discipline for our spiritual development.

    Spiritual fatherhood and motherhood: Rules shape conscience and virtue. They help form people capable of real, sacrificial love—not just fleeting emotion.

    4. Historical Roots: Guarding the Faith

    From the early Church to the present, moral clarity has been essential:

    Councils and canons fought heresy and spiritual confusion.
    Medieval moral theology gave believers a practical roadmap to holiness.
    Today, Pope Benedict invites us to rediscover that path—not as cold rules, but as love in action.

    The goal is not legalism. The goal is love that is wise, ordered, and enduring.

    Follow-up Question:

    Can you think of a Church teaching or rule that felt restrictive at first, but later you saw how it protected or deepened your experience of God’s love?

  • Pope Paul VI Laments Lack of Heroism in our Culture and Our Church

    “We cannot detach ourselves from the dominant thought in the Church during this period of preparation for Easter. It is the thought of penitence, which contrasts with our habits and mentality. We direct all our intentions and efforts toward removing from our lives anything that causes us suffering, pain, discomfort, or inconvenience; we are oriented toward a continuous search for comfort, enjoyment, and amusement; we want to be surrounded by well-being, ease, good health, and luck; everything we do is to reduce effort and fatigue; in the end, we are people who want to enjoy life: a good meal, a good bed, a pleasant walk, an enjoyable show, a good salary… this is the ideal. Hedonism is the common philosophy, the dream of existence for many of our contemporaries. We want everything to be easy, soft, hygienic, rational, perfect around us. Why penitence? Is there really a need to sadden the soul with such a thought? Where does such an unpleasant call come from? Is it not an offense to our modern conception of man?

    This apologetic monologue on “comfort,” as an expression of the ideal way to spend the years of our life, could go on at length, documenting excellent reasoning and even better experiences; but at a certain point, it must stop in the face of no less valid objections: do we want to make our life soft, mediocre? Idle and weak, without the patience and effort of great virtues? Where is the striving, where is the heroism that gives man his true and best stature? Where is the mastery over our laziness and inherent cowardice? And then: how can we arm our spirit in the face of suffering and misfortunes, which life does not spare us? And how can we give love its true and highest measure, which is the gift of self sacrifice? And is not sacrifice, this attitude, by its nature, classified in the great book of penitence?”

    A note should be made about the mention about the true and highest measure of love being self-sacrifice: In reality, the highest measure of love should be selfless sacrifice. That would be totally not taking self into account when loving. In fact, maybe the word sacrifice is already too self-facing.

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  •  Why John 3:16 Still Matters

    (and How to Hear It Anew)

    Q4: “Why does John 3:16 matter so much—haven’t we heard it so often that it loses meaning?”

    Answer:

    John 3:16 may be the most familiar verse in all of Scripture, but that familiarity can dull its impact. When we pause to truly reflect on what it says, we uncover the entire Gospel in one line—a line that reveals who God is, what He does, and how we are called to respond.

    1. The Gospel in One Sentence

    • God’s Initiative:
       The verse doesn’t begin with our effort. It begins with God’s love. “God so loved the world…” means He made the first move. His love is not reactive—it’s freely given.
    • The Gift of His Son:
       Love isn’t just a feeling here—it’s action. God gave His only Son. That’s not poetry; it’s the painful reality of the Cross, where divine love bore real suffering to save us.
    • Belief That Brings Life:
       Believing in Jesus means entrusting ourselves to Him. The result? Not just avoidance of perishing, but the gift of eternal life—a transformed life starting now.

    This is why the early Church, the Reformers, and modern evangelists have all held this verse so dearly. It’s a compact version of the entire Christian message.

    2. The Danger of Over-Familiarity

    • We Hear Without Listening:
       We’ve seen John 3:16 on signs, T-shirts, and bumper stickers. It becomes background noise—true, but unengaging.
    • We Lose the Weight of It:
       The words are simple, but their meaning is not. This verse speaks of cosmic love and costly redemption—things we shouldn’t glide past.
    • It No Longer Moves Us:
       Familiarity can harden the heart. But the Word of God isn’t meant to be skimmed. It’s meant to pierce, comfort, and renew.

    3. Ways to Hear It Anew

    • Reimagine the Scene:
       Imagine being at the foot of the Cross or standing before the empty tomb. What does it mean for God to give His Son there?
    • Personalize It:
       Insert your name into the verse: “For God so loved [Your Name]…” That’s not self-centered—it’s the point. God’s love is deeply personal.
    • Use Lectio Divina:
       Slowly read John 3:16 four times, focusing each time on a different word or phrase—like “loved,” “gave,” or “eternal.” What stirs in your spirit?
    • Share It Anew:
       Try telling a friend why John 3:16 matters to you today. Giving voice to Scripture helps break the dullness of repetition.

    4. Biblical and Historical Echoes

    • Early Church:
       Used John 3:16 as a summary creed for new Christians, especially at baptisms.
    • Reformation Era:
       Luther and Calvin frequently returned to this verse to emphasize grace and faith, countering legalism and works-based salvation.
    • Modern Witness:
       This verse still appears in hymns, testimonies, and public evangelism—not because it’s cliché, but because it’s central.

    Discussion Prompt:
     When you hear John 3:16 today, which word or phrase jumps out at you? Why? How might focusing on just that one part reshape how you see God’s love for you?

    Composed and edited with assistance from ChatGPT

    Related Posts:

    “Deus Caritas Est” Summary Sections 1 thru 8

    What Does It Mean to Truly Meet Jesus?

    Why Does Christianity Feel Like It’s All About Rules?

    How Do I Know If I’ve Truly Encountered God’s Love?

  • A Hard Look at Modern Charity

    Should We Expect the Homeless to Help Before They’re Fed?

    We all want to help the poor. But what happens when help becomes a routine—something expected, no matter what? In this post, we look at a story from a soup kitchen and ask a hard question: Should charity expect effort in return?

    *Q: When I worked at a soup kitchen, there were about 100 homeless people outside. Trash was all over the street. I asked, “Why not have them clean up before they get their free lunch?” The answer? There were seven soup kitchens within half a mile, and they’d just go to the next one instead. Many of the people looked well-fed. It made me wonder—should charity require something in return?

    A: That’s a sharp and honest question—and a very important one. In today’s welfare society, unconditional aid has become the norm. Many institutions and charities give without asking for anything back. At first, this feels like kindness. But over time, it can cause real problems:

    • It removes effort. When people know they’ll get help no matter what, some stop trying. Not all—but many.
    • It removes dignity. Work—even small tasks—gives a person value and purpose. When we give without asking for anything, we may treat people as if they have nothing to offer.
    • It removes responsibility. A community stays strong when everyone takes part. When some people always give and others only take, the system wears down.

    Your suggestion—asking people to clean the street before lunch—is simple and fair. It offers food and a way to contribute. But as you saw, if other places ask for nothing, people will simply go where it’s easier. That’s human nature.

    This is why real change often happens best at the local level, where smaller organizations, churches, or mutual aid groups can build relationships, not just routines. When people feel known and needed, they are more likely to respond with respect and effort.

    So what’s the answer?

    We need a model of charity that combines:

    • Compassion (yes, help people in need)
    • Dignity (trust that they can contribute)
    • Accountability (expect something small in return)

    This doesn’t mean turning people away who can’t work. But it does mean offering a better path to those who can. A simple job like picking up trash or helping in the kitchen can make a big difference—not just for the community, but for the person doing it.

    Conclusion:

    Free meals are good. But earned meals are better—not because they cost less, but because they mean more. The goal of charity should never be just to fill a stomach. It should be to help a person rebuild their life, step by step.

    Written in collaboration with ChatGPT

  • Can the Devil Twist Our Conscience?

    Q: Is it really possible for the devil to influence our thoughts—even through something as holy as our conscience?

    A: Yes, and it’s something faithful people should take seriously. Our conscience is a sacred gift—it’s that inner voice that helps us discern right from wrong, that stirs when we sin, and that gently urges us toward repentance and virtue. But even this good gift can be manipulated if we’re spiritually or emotionally vulnerable.

    Q: What does it look like when the enemy manipulates the conscience?

    A: It often sounds like guilt or self-awareness—but it’s distorted. The devil is the “accuser,” and he specializes in using half-truths to attack us. The most dangerous lies are the ones that sound almost true. For example:

    • “You’ve failed your family.”
    • “God is disappointed in you.”
    • “You’re a burden.”
    • “Real men don’t ask for help.”
    • “Everyone would be better off without you.”

    These statements can feel like the voice of conscience. But they don’t lead to healing or change—they crush the soul and isolate the heart.

    Q: So how do I tell the difference between God’s voice and the devil’s accusations?

    A: The voice of God convicts to restore. It leads to repentance, healing, and deeper trust in His mercy. The voice of the enemy accuses to destroy. It leads to shame, self-hatred, and isolation.

    Here’s a basic way to tell:

    • God’s voice: “You sinned. Come back to Me. Let’s begin again.”
    • The enemy’s voice: “You sinned. You’re worthless. God doesn’t want you.”

    Q: Why is this more dangerous when someone is alone or isolated?

    A: When we’re alone, we don’t have people around us to speak truth, to counter the lies we’re hearing internally. That isolation becomes an echo chamber, where false guilt and spiritual shame can grow louder and more convincing. Community, spiritual friendship, and confession all help bring light into those shadows.

    Q: Have other faithful people experienced this? Or am I just weak?

    A: You’re not alone. Many devout believers—saints included—have faced these kinds of deceptive thoughts. But because it feels “unspiritual” or shameful, we often keep quiet. Recognizing this dynamic is not weakness—it’s wisdom. You’re beginning to see that the real spiritual battle often happens inside the heart and mind.

    Final Reflection:

    Don’t believe every thought that sounds holy. Test the spirit behind it. God doesn’t use shame to shape you—He uses mercy and truth. The enemy wants to twist even your best intentions. But when you bring those thoughts to the light—in prayer, in confession, in brotherhood—they lose their power.

    Written in collaboration with ChatGPT

  • When Conscience Deceives:

    How to Tell If It’s God, You, or the Enemy

    Q: Is it really possible for the devil to influence our thoughts—even through something as holy as our conscience?

    A: Yes, and faithful people are often the most targeted. Our conscience is a sacred inner compass. But like any human faculty, it can be manipulated if we’re spiritually or emotionally vulnerable. The devil, called “the accuser,” specializes in twisting good things subtly—turning inner promptings of guilt or responsibility into weapons of shame and despair.

    Q: What does it look like when the enemy manipulates the conscience?

    A: It often sounds like guilt, but it brings hopelessness. It can even feel like humility, but it erodes your dignity. For example:

    • “You’re a failure as a father.”
    • “God is disappointed in you.”
    • “You’re a burden, and people would be better off without you.”

    These lies mimic the voice of conscience. But instead of calling you back to God, they isolate you. Instead of inviting you to repentance, they drag you toward despair.

    Q: If God’s voice comes to us as a thought, how can we possibly tell it apart from our own mind—or worse, from temptation?

    A: That’s the heart of the matter—and a very deep insight. As thinkers like Jordan Peterson note, we experience everything internally. Even if God speaks to you, it will feel like a thought—unless you’re visited by an angel, and even then, it gets processed in your mind.

    So discernment isn’t about waiting for a “different kind” of voice. It’s about noticing the effect of the thought:

    • Does it bring peace, conviction, clarity, or humility?
    • Or does it create confusion, fear, hopelessness, or shame?

    The voice of God convicts to restore. It calls you back, gives you hope, and tells you that change is possible.
    The voice of the enemy accuses to destroy. It makes you want to give up, hide, or hate yourself.

    This is why daily examination, prayer, and spiritual guidance are so important. Without reflection and community, you may mistake a subtle lie for divine direction.

    Q: Why is this more dangerous when someone is alone or isolated?

    A: Isolation creates an echo chamber in the mind. Without truth spoken from others—friends, mentors, spiritual directors—even lies can begin to sound reasonable. We weren’t meant to discern alone. Even the saints needed help.

    Q: Have other faithful people experienced this? Or am I just spiritually weak?

    A: You’re not weak—you’re human. Saints like Ignatius of Loyola, John of the Cross, and even modern spiritual leaders have described this kind of battle. What matters most isn’t whether you’re attacked—it’s whether you bring it into the light. God honors that courage.

    Final Reflection:

    If God speaks to you, it will sound like a thought—but not all thoughts that feel “spiritual” are from God. That’s why discernment is not optional in the life of faith. Learn to recognize what leads to truth and love, and what leads to fear and despair. God speaks peace. The enemy speaks poison. Your job is to learn the difference—and speak that truth to others when they forget.

    Written in collaboration with ChatGPT

  • Does God Speak Through Our Thoughts?

    Learning to Discern the Voice Within
    A Thought That Changes Everything

    I recently had a realization while reading Jordan Peterson that stopped me in my tracks: if God were to speak to me… how would I even know?

    The answer is both simple and deeply unsettling: it would have to be a thought. Unless God sends an angel in visible form (which He rarely does), His voice would arrive the same way every other voice in my head does—internally, silently, as a thought.

    This means something important:
    We can’t tell the difference between a thought from God, a thought from ourselves, or even a deceptive thought from the enemy… unless we learn how to discern.

    The Still, Small Voice… and the Subtle Lie

    This insight isn’t new to the spiritual tradition. Christians throughout the centuries have said that the mind is a battleground. It’s the place where grace and temptation both try to stake their claim.

    As Peterson highlights, the challenge is not hearing God, but testing what we hear. And this is echoed by C.S. Lewis in The Screwtape Letters, where he shows how the devil doesn’t usually show up with fire and pitchforks. No, he whispers subtle half-truths that sound:

    • logical,
    • moral,
    • even noble—
      but in the end, they isolate us from truth, from others, and from God.

    Clarity or Confusion? How to Test a Thought

    Since God speaks through our inner world, we need to ask not just what the thought is, but what it leads to.

    🔹 God’s voice brings clarity, conviction, peace, and hope.
    🔹 The enemy’s voice brings confusion, shame, accusation, and isolation.

    This is the core of Christian discernment. In a world full of noise—and a heart full of emotions—only time in Scripture, prayer, spiritual direction, and community can help us learn the difference.

    Why This Is Especially Dangerous When We’re Alone

    If someone is alone, exhausted, burdened, or isolated, the inner voices can grow louder and more convincing. In those moments, even a lie whispered in the dark can feel like the truth.

    This is why the Church emphasizes community, sacrament, and prayer. We’re not meant to walk the spiritual life alone. Even saints had spiritual directors and companions to help them test the voices they heard.

    Wrestling with Sacred Things

    If you’re wrestling with this—wondering where a thought came from, asking whether it was God or something else—you’re not spiritually weak. You’re on sacred ground.
     Discerning the difference isn’t easy. It’s the work of a lifetime. But it begins with this kind of honesty and reflection.

    So next time a “holy-sounding” thought enters your mind, ask:

    • Does this draw me toward God and others—or away?
    • Does it bring peace or despair?
    • Does it reflect what I know of Jesus?

    God’s voice restores. The enemy’s voice accuses.
     Our job is to learn to recognize the difference—and help others do the same.

    Written in collaboration with ChatGPT