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Feast of the Transfiguration: Teilhard de Chardin and Mass on the World

Posted on August 6, 2013 by William Ockham

Today is the Feast of the Transfiguration.  It was one of those rare instances during Jesus’ lifetime when His divinity was clearly apparent to his closest disciples.  The Transfiguration also had a special place in the life and theology of … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (August 5, 2013): Mass on the World

Posted on August 5, 2013 by William Ockham

“Since once again, Lord — though this time not in the forests of the Aisne but in the steppes of Asia — I have neither bread, nor wine, nor altar, I will raise myself beyond these symbols, up to the … Continue reading →

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Life of Teilhard de Chardin: First China Trip and Mass on the World (1923-1924)

Posted on July 17, 2013 by William Ockham

Teilhard de Chardin set sail for his first trip to China in Spring 1923.  He landed at Shanghai and proceeded to travel by train to Tientsin, a coastal city some eighty miles from Peking where Emile Licent, S.J., had built … 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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