Monthly Archives: June 2013

MIT Survey on Science, Religion and Origins

Posted on June 6, 2013 by William Ockham

Earlier this year, in honor of Charles Darwin’s 204th birthday, Eugena Lee and Max Tegmark of the M.I.T. Department of Physics did a survey on how different religious beliefs viewed science, specifically, Big Bang cosmology and biological evolution.  Not surprisingly, the … Continue reading →

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Poems From Prison: Elements of Love

Posted on June 5, 2013 by William Ockham

I recently became part of a prison ministry group in my local community.  I am still confused as why I was drawn, or called to, this ministry as it is far outside my comfort zone.  I am introverted by nature … Continue reading →

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A Here and Now Kingdom

Posted on June 4, 2013 by William Ockham

Part of my prayer life involves doing a modified Examen and Ignatian Lectio Divina in the evening under the structure set forth by the Irish Jesuit website Sacred Space.  One of the features of Sacred Space is a weekly reflection … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (June 3): Pervasiveness of God

Posted on June 3, 2013 by William Ockham

“God is as pervasive and perceptible as the atmosphere in which we are bathed.  He encompasses us on all sides, like the world itself” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Divine Milieu

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Sunday Reflection: Corpus Christi (Transubstantiation of the World)

Posted on June 1, 2013 by William Ockham

—————————————- This Sunday is the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, also known as Corpus Christi.  For Catholics, the Eucharist is the focal point of our Liturgy and our prayer life so today is a very … Continue reading →

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New Cosmology: Eulogy for Thomas Berry (June 1)

Posted on June 1, 2013 by William Ockham

Today is the four year anniversary of the death of Thomas Berry.  Fr. Berry was a was a Catholic priest of the Passionist order, cultural historian and ecotheologian.  I first came across Fr. Berry’s writings when I found the American Teilhard Association, of … Continue reading →

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