Looking at a Buttercup Through Easter Eyes
One of the most remarkable people I have met along this journey of life is the late John Haughey, SJ. His keen mind was matched by his amusing sense of…
The Risen Christ and the Power of Love
Image: Pysanky (Easter eggs), Kiev, Ukraine It is day 45 of the Russian War against Ukraine. This evening I am reflecting on the atrocities inflicted upon the Ukrainian people…
Fe en tiempos de guerra
“Fe en tiempos de guerra” “Faith in Time of War” by Ilia Delio translated by Juan V. Fernandez de la Gala En 1953, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin escribió un ensayo…
La Misa Sobre El Mundo (Mass On The World)
La Misa Sobre El Mundo – Mass On The World A Video adaptation of a Teilhard de Chardin text in Spanish with English subtitles Presented by Juan V. Fernández de…
Integrating the World Views of Science and Religion: Today’s Urgent Theological Challenge
Some of you may have seen Brian Cox’s magnificent recent series Universe, broadcast on BBC 4. The program on black holes was mind-bending, as Cox explained how all the workings…
Faith in Time of War
In 1953, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote an essay entitled, “The Agony of Our Age: A World That Is Asphyxiating,” in which he pointed out that after eons of slow…
Lent: Poised for Action
Today we begin the season of Lent which has, traditionally, been a time of personal fasting, prayer and conversion. While these three activities are good, they also reinforce the old…