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Beyond Violence: The Path Through Grief to Spiritual Evolution

The recent shooting at Annunciation School in Minneapolis continues to haunt our collective consciousness. While the news cycle moves forward—with yet more senseless acts of political violence—the Annunication tragedy leaves deep scars and pressing questions for our religious community: How does a young person educated in a Catholic school become capable of such violence? There are no simple answers. Research consistently links exposure to media violence—including video games, television, movies, and music—with increased aggression in youth. Violent video games, in which killing is winning, is one of many influences on the behavior of youth today. While violent video games alone do not cause violence, when combined with depression, isolation, or family dysfunction, they can become catalysts for aggression. Some scholars...
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Christophany Groups Update: Vancouver

The concepts of Christogenesis can be hard to grasp.  Ilia Delio and other contributors to the website write in simple, and sometimes eloquent, prose, but those of us without a…

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“Become Conscious of Wholeness” by Edwin E. Olson

Become Conscious of Wholeness: Humanity’s Only Future by Edwin E. Olson (Author), Ilia Delio (Contributor) How can we transcend our tribal, philosophical, and religious differences? Is it possible to develop…

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Epiphany:  What Do We See?

The name Epiphany comes from the Greek, epiphaneia, and means “appearance” or “manifestation.”  The birth of Jesus is a theophany; God has appeared in the flesh, in the person of…

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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 of the metaverse, the tornados of Kentucky, the wildfires of California, one…

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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, dawning in the flesh, shattering the illusion of sovereignty, weakening our pretension of separation, slipping through the…

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“Convergence”: C4C New Bi-Annual Publication

Convergence is a new teaching/educational publication which aims to deepen the understanding of the C4C’s  vision at both the theological, sacramental/practical, and communal levels. There will be sections on theology,…

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Christophany Groups: Pennsylvania

Our local Philly area Christophany group has been meeting since the spring of 2020. Early in 2021, we decided to meet on a monthly basis (we had been meeting twice…

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Community Sharing – The Omega Tree

“Do you see what I see? A star, a star, dancing in the night with a tail as big as a kite, with a tail as big as a kite.”…

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A Short Christmas Reflection

Image credit: “Establishment of the Manger at Greccio”, Benozzo Gozzoli, 1452 + We moderns love Christmas with all the lights, gifts and good cheer of friends and family.  It has…

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