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Embracing Doubt (Part V): Creation of Universe Out of Love

This is Part V of “Embracing Doubt to Grow to a Mature Faith”.  In Part I, I described some of my own faith journey and had an excerpt from Fr. James Martin, S.J.’s book “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything on how … Continue reading

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American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

The American Teilhard Association is having its annual meeting this Saturday at Noon at Union Theological Seminary in New York.  More information can be found here. This is my first annual meeting that I will attend and I am looking … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (May 6): Harnessing the Energies of Love

“Someday, after mastering the winds, the waves, the tides and gravity, we shall harness for God the energies of love, and then, for a second time in the history of the world, man will have discovered fire.” (“The Evolution of … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin and Stephen Jay Gould: The Real Forgery

This blog will primarily focus on the philosophical and theological aspects of Teilhard de Chardin’s life and contemporary applications of those themes.  Although Teilhard is most widely known today as a leading spiritual visionary, during his lifetime, he was also … Continue reading

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Teilhard de Chardin Quote of the Week (April 29): Trust and Patience Prayer

“Above all, trust in the slow work of God. We are quite naturally impatient in everything to reach the end without delay. We should like to skip the intermediate stages. We are impatient of being on the way to something unknown, something new. And … Continue reading

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Sunday Reflection: Fifth Sunday of Easter (All Things New)

Each Sunday, I will try to link to a reflection on the Sunday readings that I find inspiration.  This week, the prize goes to Father Roger Vermalen Karban, pastor of Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish in Renault, Illinois, primarily because he … Continue reading

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Pope Francis on Finding God Through Leisure

I am in my mid-40s and my perspective on work and work and leisure has changed dramatically in the last decade.  During my 20s and 30s, I was a bona fide workaholic: regularly working 80 hour weeks in order to … Continue reading

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Teilhard’s Inner Fire Showing Through in Delia Smith

Last month the London Telegraph did a series of interviews on the meaning of Easter.  One of the more interesting interviews was with Delia Smith, who eloquently summarized Teilhard’s vision of the world: “So what is the sum total of … Continue reading

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Vatican Conference on The Emergence of the Human Being

The Catholic News Service had an article on the recently concluded conference on “The Emergence of the Human Being” hosted by the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.  Other than the CNS article, I have found very little information on this conference.  I … Continue reading

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The Way of the Logos

Today’s Gospel reading from John has a very provocative statement by Jesus:  “I AM the Way.  I AM Truth and Life.”  Unfortunately, many people incorrectly interpret this in an exclusivist manner.  As the Irish Jesuits explain: “This is not to … Continue reading

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