Being as Love
Q: “St. Thomas Aquinas focuses on God as the ground of Being. Is there any similarity with Teilhard’s message with Being at the heart of life? Also I love the…
Are Non-Dual Teachings Deemed Heretical by the Church?
Q: “Do non-dual Christian leaders such as yourself, Richard Rohr and Cynthia Bourgeault have to worry that your non-dual teachings will be deemed heretical by the Church? I have always…
Can Prayer Increase Positive Energy in the Universe?
Q: “My discussion group (‘God for Grownups’ in Michigan) has discussed your videos and work — would like to know more about implications for prayer. Not that we believe God is…
Atonement and Evolution
Q: “I first came across your work through your writings on St Bonaventure and have come to know your further writings on Teilhard de Chardin and seeing Christian faith in…
Theistic Evolution: A New Religious Story
Q: “… We are the universe becoming conscious of Itself. There is an energy within (God/Agape) drawing us (and everything) forward and upward in a rise in consciousness towards greater and…
In Support of Teilhard’s Vision
The great medievalist scholar Etienne Gilson once wrote of Bonaventure: “You can either see the general economy of his doctrine in its totality, or see none of it, nor would…
How to let go of regrets?
Q: What do we do about past regrets and decisions made long ago that we now feel the harm and consequences of? Ilia: Years ago I lived with a Sister in…