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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,...
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The Risen Christ and the Power of Love
Image: Pysanky (Easter eggs), Kiev, Ukraine It is day 45 of the Russian War against...
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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...
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Faith in Time of War
In 1953, Pierre Teilhard de Chardin wrote an essay entitled, “The Agony of Our Age: A World...
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Lent: Poised for Action
Today we begin the season of Lent which has, traditionally, been a time of personal fasting,...
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Open and Relational Theism: A Challenge for Catholic Theology
Raimon Panikkar, one of the great but hidden lights of the twentieth century, wrote that cosmology...
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Our Eternal Roots
“Earth’s crammed with heaven, and every common bush aflame with God. But only he who...
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The Legacy of Martin Luther King
This week we celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King, a visionary leader, who helped break the...
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Why I Need A C4C Conference
As I surf the web and skim through a myriad of podcasts, conferences and ecological forums, I am...
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Epiphany: What Do We See?
The name Epiphany comes from the Greek, epiphaneia, and means “appearance” or “manifestation.” ...
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New Year’s Blog: Love, Hope and Future Life
What a year this has been! A raging virus which continues to mutate, a volatile economy, the rise...
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Christmas: God Dawning in the Tenderness of the Flesh of the World.
CHRISTMAS 2021 Isaiah 52:7-10; Hebrews 1:1-6; John 1:1-18 Christmas ecstasy of senses. God,...
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A Christmas Prayer
A Christmas Prayer O God, during this Christmas season, help us see Your light –radiating...
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A Short Christmas Reflection
Image credit: “Establishment of the Manger at Greccio”, Benozzo Gozzoli, 1452 + We moderns love...
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Recording of Ilia and Greg’s Conversation: Reality Ever New
Watch Ilia & Greg Discuss Our December 2021 Theme: Reality Ever New “Blessed be you,...
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A Thanksgiving Prayer
A Thanksgiving Prayer O God, You who are source and center of all life, We thank you for...
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Now is the Time to Change
The rapid changes of our modern world, kindled by the meteoric rise of computer technology, has...
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Change is Costly: The Power of Sanctity
Yesterday we celebrated the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi. The world knows him as the patron...
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The Evolution of Consciousness and Modern Worship
The sound of a thousand people singing filled the room in perfect sync with the driving sound of...
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Out of Control but Vital to God
One of my favorite passages of Scripture is the opening lines on Genesis: “In the beginning God...
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Living Our Faith
Most of us have some form of a morning ritual. It could involve prayer or meditation, probably a...
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The Art of Un-Doing
It is now August, and a new academic year will soon begin across colleges and universities. Summer...
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An Incarnate Universe
Dear Friends of the Center, In June we launched a successful fundraising drive that exceeded our...
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Can the Earth be Healed? Insights from Teilhard de Chardin, SJ
Closing address of the “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church” conference by...
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Econoeisis: A New Contemplative Paradigm
As we linger through the summer months with a blast of heat waves across the nation and a rise in...
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