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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (January 12, 2015): Shadow of Death

Posted on January 12, 2015 by William Ockham

[Reflections After a Recent World War I Battle] “That’s probably why I was more vividly aware of the ‘shadow of death’, and the formidable gift that existence presents us with: an inevitable advance towards an inevitable, sentient end, —a situation from … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection, Third Sunday of Easter (May 4, 2014): Seeing More Clearly on the Road to Emmaus

Posted on May 3, 2014 by William Ockham

“[T]heir eyes were prevented from recognizing him.” — Luke 24:16 This weekend is the Third Sunday of Easter. The readings can be found here.  The Gospel contains the wonderful story of the Road to Emmaus in the Gospel of Luke. … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection on Divine Mercy Sunday (April 27, 2014): Finding Faith Through Doubt

Posted on April 26, 2014 by William Ockham

“Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands and put my finger into the nailmarks and put my hand into his side, I will not believe.” — John 20:25 Today is the Second Sunday of Easter, or Divine Mercy Sunday. You … Continue reading →

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Does the Beauty of the Gospel Story Attest to Its Truth?

Posted on April 20, 2014 by William Ockham

The original blog includes this quote from Alistair McGrath’s biography of C.S. Lewis which summarizes correspondence between C.S. Lewis and J.R. Tolkien: Tolkien argued that Lewis ought to approach the New Testament with the same sense of imaginative openness and expectation that he brought … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection for Easter Sunday (April 20, 2014): It’s Not About the Bunnies

Posted on April 19, 2014 by William Ockham

This weekend we continue the Triduum Celebration and reach the climax of the Church year with the Easter Vigil and Easter Sunday. The readings can be found here and here. Today’s reflection comes from James Martin, S.J., the Chaplain of the … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin on The Cross as Symbol of Future Union of Humanity

Posted on April 15, 2014 by William Ockham

“[I]n spite of the profound readjustments that are being made in our phenomenal vision of the world, the Cross still stands; it rears itself up ever more erect at the common meeting place of all values and all problems, deep … Continue reading →

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (April 14, 2014): Easter Sunday

Posted on April 14, 2014 by William Ockham

“O God, if in my life I have not been wrong, allow me to die on Easter Sunday”. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin died of a heart attack on April 10, 1955: Easter Sunday

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (March 10, 2014): Healing Power of Christ

Posted on March 11, 2014 by William Ockham

Just as in living bodies a cell, at first similar to the other cells, can gradually come to be preponderant in the organism, so the particular humanity of Christ was able (at least at the Resurrection) to take on, to … Continue reading →

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Sunday Reflection, 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (November 10, 2013): God of the Living and the Dead

Posted on November 9, 2013 by William Ockham

This weekend is the 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time. The readings can be found here. We are approaching the end of the liturgical year and the theme is on the afterlife. One of the hallmark beliefs that separates Christianity from … Continue reading →

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N.T. Wright on Simply Christian (Video)

Posted on August 22, 2013 by William Ockham

One of my favorite New Testament biblical scholars is N.T. Wright.  Wright is an Anglican priest and the former Bishop of Durham in the Church of England (2003-2010).  He is now serving as the chair of New Testament and Early Christianity … Continue reading →

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