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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (July 1, 2013): Big Christianity

Posted on July 5, 2013 by William Ockham

“A Christ without historical personification would not be capable (either in fact or reason) of emerging from metaphysical abstractions or hypotheses.  The success of the Christ of Christianity is due to the association of his birth (which gives him the … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (June 24, 2013): Christ and Science

Posted on June 26, 2013 by William Ockham

“Science alone cannot discover Christ, but Christ fulfills the desires which spring up in our hearts from the teachings of science.” — From Science and Christ (quoted in Robert Speaight, the “The Life of Teilhard de Chardin“).

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (June 17, 2013)

Posted on June 18, 2013 by William Ockham

“The great cosmic attributes of Christ, those which (particularly in St John and St Paul) accord him a universal and final primacy over creation, these attributes… only assume their full dimension in the setting of an evolution… that is both … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week: June 10, 2013 (Big Christianity)

Posted on June 15, 2013 by William Ockham

“Under the constant flood of being that science lets loose, a certain small-scale academic Christ is swept away; and instead the great Christ of tradition and mysticism is revealed and must be accepted; and it is to this Christ that … 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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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (May 27): Joy and the Presence of God

Posted on May 27, 2013 by William Ockham

“Joy is the infallible sign of the presence of God.” — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin One of the many things I admire about Teilhard de Chardin is that, despite all his numerous struggles (e.g. horrific carnage of WWI, early death … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (May 20): In the Beginning . . .

Posted on May 20, 2013 by William Ockham

“In the beginning was Power, intelligent, loving, energizing. In the beginning was the Word, supremely capable of mastering and moulding whatever might come into being in the world of matter. In the beginning there were not coldness and darkness: there was the Fire. This is the … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (May 13, 2013): Love as the Most Powerful Force

Posted on May 13, 2013 by William Ockham

“Love is the most universal, the most tremendous and the most mystical of cosmic forces. Love is the primal and universal psychic energy. Love is a sacred reserve of energy; it is like the blood of spiritual evolution.” (The Spirit … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (May 6): Harnessing the Energies of Love

Posted on May 6, 2013 by William Ockham

“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.” (“The Evolution of … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (April 29): Trust and Patience Prayer

Posted on April 29, 2013 by William Ockham

“Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And … Continue reading →

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