Ilia Delio

Second Annual Omega Center Conference

Second Annual Omega Center Conference

Love at the Heart of the Cosmos: Living in Relational Wholeness   Commonwealth Chateau at SugarLoaf Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA December 6th – 8th, 2019 Check-in begins Friday, December…

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Catholic to the Core

Q:  Is the Omega Center “Catholic.” Is it in line with the institutional Catholic Church. Ilia: Recently, a question was submitted as to whether or not the Omega Center is…

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Relational Holism

Q: “As a member of a Contemplative meditation and education group in our city which includes nuns, parish members and non active members in the rituals of the Church we…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…