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Feast of Pope Pius X (August 21): Christ, Modernism and Teilhard de Chardin

____________________________________ ____________________________________ A missed opportunity for unity amid the echos of St. Paul: “The goal is to ‘restore all things in Christ’ so that ‘Christ may be all and in all’.  We need ‘to renew all things in Christ‘.  — St. … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (August 19, 2013)

“Christian faith is not fatal either to the rational method of conquering the world or to man’s confidence in himself (on the contrary, it stimulates and inspires them).  But, in conformity with the law of the integration of the natural … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection, 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time (August 18, 2013): Purifying Fire of God’s Love

Today is the 20th Sunday in Ordinary Time.  The weekly readings are here and are extremely challenging.  In Luke’s Gospel Jesus proclaims: “I have come to set the earth on fire, and how I wish it were already blazing! There is a baptism … Continue reading

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The Noosphere (Part III): Future Evolution of the Noosphere

Today is the final installment of a three part series discussing the noosphere: Part I:  Teilhard de Chardin’s Vision Part II: Christian Concepts of the Noosphere Part III: Future Evolution of the Noosphere The concept of the noosphere as an … Continue reading

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The Noosphere (Part II): Christian Concepts of the Noosphere

  Today, is part two of a three part series discussing the noosphere: Part I:  Teilhard de Chardin’s Vision Part II: Christian Concepts of the Noosphere Part III: Future Evolution of the Noosphere One of the challenges of Teilhard de … Continue reading

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The Noosphere (Part I): Teilhard de Chardin’s Vision

One of the key concepts of Teilhard de Chardin’s philosophy is the noosphere, which Teilhard believes is the next phase of human evolution.  Today is the first of a three part series discussing the noosphere: Part I:  Teilhard de Chardin’s … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (August 12, 2013): In the beginning . . . )

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

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Feast of St. Dominic (August 8): Patron Saint of Scientists and the Symbiotic Relationship between Faith and Science

Today is the Feast of St. Dominic, the patron Saint of scientists.  This is a perfect opportunity to correct the false but unfortunately common perception that there is a conflict between science and religion.  Part of the reason for that is … Continue reading

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Life of Teilhard de Chardin: Second Trip to China and The Divine Milieu (1926-1928)

Teilhard de Chardin arrived in China for the second time in 1926.  At first, he was utterly miserable in China.  Teilhard felt he had been exiled to a remote wilderness and that he was going to be unable to achieve … Continue reading

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

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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