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Teilhard de Chardin Grave at Advent Season

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. and the Church is heading into the Advent Season this weekend. The above photo is of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s grave in Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. The photo is courtesy of Jacqueline and Pierre Francois … Continue reading

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Site Update

When I started this blog just over six months ago I had no idea what to expect. Unlike most areas of my life, there was not a clear direction or goals. I was not convinced that the internet needed yet … Continue reading

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Seeking the sacred

Originally posted on The Sprightly Writer:
I heard about a hit-and-run that happened in our area last week from a police officer friend of mine.  He was just telling me about it on Saturday night, when I brought him maple…

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It’s not always what you think

Originally posted on cookiecrumbstoliveby:
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. Gilbert K. Chesterton Upon first glance, the tree out in the pasture…

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Scientific Potpourri (November 22, 2013): Neutrinos outside the solar system, first Americans, origins of dogs and more

  Here are some top stories in cosmology, physics and evolutionary biology from the past couple of weeks. Astronomers Detect Neutrinos From Outside the Solar System.  This follows from the earlier post on the IceCube Project. From the Verge: Astronomers Astronomers … Continue reading

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The God of Joy and Laughter

“Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God” — Teilhard de Chardin I am currently in the second week of my online Ignatian Retreat. Each morning before I begin my prayer, I ask God for a grace. … Continue reading

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Quote of the Week About Teilhard de Chardin (Brilliant but Obtuse)

The following was taken from the Teilhard de Chardin Facebook page. I laughed when I read it and thought I would share it here: “Teilhard’s combination of divine and evolution, instead of divine single-step complete creation and instead of blind evolution, … Continue reading

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SATURDAY READING: The New Commission of the One Love, by Karl Rahner, SJ

Originally posted on The Value of Sparrows :
From The Mystical Way In Everyday Life The topic [we are discussing here] is the unity of love of neighbor and love of God.  Are these simply two things that stand next to…

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Feast of St. Albert the Great (November 15): Patron Saint of Scientists

Today is the Feast of St. Albert the Great who, along with St. Dominic, are the patron Saints of scientists.  In honor of this Feast Day, I am going to restate much of what I wrote on August on the Feast Day … Continue reading

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God, Evolution, Teilhard de Chardin and the Problem of Innocent Suffering

One of the biggest challenges to the concept of the Christian God is the problem of evil and the suffering of innocents. People have been trying to reconcile an all-loving, all-powerful God with the existence of evil since the first … Continue reading

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