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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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Ilia Delio – Buddha at the Gas Pump Interview
Some of the main points discussed in this conversation. What is God? As we enter the mystery of...
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New Wine Needs New Wineskins
The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops recently concluded their annual meeting by...
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Hope for the Future
Dear Friends, As I wind down another semester of teaching, I cannot help but reflect on the...
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A Short Reflection on the Feast of the Ascension
When I was a child, I celebrated the feast of the Ascension by imagining Jesus like a space rocket...
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Finding Our Way into A New World
As many of you know by now, my bike accident last summer yielded a very challenging concussion and...
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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s Birthday
“Love is the affinity which links and draws together the elements of the world… Love,...
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Justice for George
Lord, We thank you for bringing justice to light, To know that every life is Your life, Your...
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Co-Reactors or Co-Creators? Christic Life in an Unfinished Universe
We are now in the third week of Easter and, while joy should fill the air, the persistent COVID...
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66th Anniversary of Teilhard de Chardin’s Death
Love is a sacred reserve of energy; it is like the blood of spiritual evolution. Teilhard de...
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Dust Unto Dust in the Ocean Froth
A kelp forest, hidden away in the Atlantic waters, boasts a fading form— an octopus, pale and...
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Easter and the Power of Love
Christ is Risen! Death and darkness no longer have power over us—but we must make a...
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Pain and New Creation
Image: Marc Chagall, White Crucifixion,1938 We are entering into Holy Week, the final days...
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Thank Goodness, God is Not in Control!
It’s common for people who believe in God to respond to suffering, confusion, or evil by saying,...
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Return to God and God will Return to You
When I was growing up In New Jersey, Lent was a serious time of the year when fasting and acts of...
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Love as the Bridge Between Science and Religion
For the ancients, the study of nature was essential to knowing the real. We know not simply to...
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