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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (February 24, 2014): The Incarnation and Transformation

Posted on February 25, 2014 by William Ockham

“At the source of its developments an operation was called for, transcendent in order, to graft the person of a God onto the human cosmos, under conditions that are mysterious but physically governed . . . Et Verbum caro factum … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (February 10, 2014): Communion with Others

Posted on February 10, 2014 by William Ockham

It happens sometimes that a man who is pure of heart will discern in himself, besides the happiness which brings peace to his own individual desires and affections, a quite special joy, springing from a source outside himself, which enfolds him … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection, Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (February 9, 2014): Salt of the Earth

Posted on February 8, 2014 by William Ockham

“Share your bread with the hungry, shelter the oppressed and the homeless; clothe the naked when you see them, and do not turn your back on your own. Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your wound shall quickly be healed.” — … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (February 3, 2014): Unification of Humanity

Posted on February 3, 2014 by William Ockham

From his Essay: “The Psychological Conditions of the Unification of Man” If there is one event that is insidiously and irresistibly engrossing our thoughts, adding every day a further complication, it is undoubtedly that of the unification of man. All around … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (January 20, 2014): Death of the Ego and Rebirth in Christ

Posted on January 21, 2014 by William Ockham

Courtesy of Michael Kenney at Journey Towards Easter: “Christ consumes with his glance my entire being. And with that same glance, that same presence, he enters into those who are around me and whom I love. Thanks to him therefore … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (January 19, 2014): Growing in Christ

Posted on January 18, 2014 by William Ockham

This weekend is the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings can be found here. The themes are on the nature of Christ and our call to grow closer to Christ and each other. Today’s reflection is courtesy of friend … Continue reading →

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The Continuing Influence of Teilhard de Chardin

Posted on January 10, 2014 by William Ockham

The article below appeared in the Independent Catholic News this week: The French philosopher, palaeontologist and geologist, Fr Pierre Teilhard de Chardin SJ is the focus for the Society of Jesus this January, as he features in the commemorative calendar produced … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection on Epiphany (January 5, 2014): A Real Truth That May or May Not Have Been Historical

Posted on January 4, 2014 by William Ockham

This weekend is the celebration of the Epiphany. The readings can be found here. The journey of the Magi is one of the most beautiful stories in the Bible.  Mysterious foreigners receive a cosmic sign to leave their home and … Continue reading →

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Original Sin, Advent and Christian Hope

Posted on December 18, 2013 by William Ockham

Earlier this week, I was having a discussion with a good-hearted atheist friend who argued that the existence of evil and the explanatory power of evolutionary biology combined to create a strong argument against the existence of God and in … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (December 16, 2013): God Loves Us as We Are

Posted on December 16, 2013 by William Ockham

  “I feel that you must resign yourself to taking me as I am, that is, with the congenital quality which ever since my childhood has caused my spiritual life to be completely dominated by a sort of profound ‘feeling’ … Continue reading →

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