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Celebrating a New Year: On the Cusp of the New

By Ilia Delio

We are on the cusp of a New Year. Our earth has made a complete revolution around the sun. While we mark the New Year as a temporal milestone, it fundamentally reflects a physical event - Earth completing its solar orbit. Time itself emerges from our perception of such change and movement. While the Earth’s orbital cycle is precise, our perception of this duration varies dramatically. As Einstein realized, time itself is not absolute but relative to the observer. Just as we recognize seasonal shifts and celestial motions, our consciousness transforms these physical phenomena into the concept of time. This awareness helps us navigate and understand life's continuous flow, turning abstract cosmic cycles into meaningful markers of existence. As we celebrate...

Transhumanism: Transformation or Transfiguration? The Perspective of Ilia Delio

By Center for Christogenesis | December 2, 2021

Transhumanism: Transformation or Transfiguration? The Perspective of Ilia Delio by Sister Carla Mae Streeter1 Articles on transhumanism abound in recent literature. Perspectives vary, from the naturalistic view that genetic manipulation…

“Reality Ever New” Fundraiser

By Ilia Delio | November 29, 2021

Dear Friends of the Center, Today is the last Sunday before Advent. Soon we shall sing of waiting and longing for Christ’s coming, stretching our hearts into God’s promise of…

C4C Special Announcement

By Ilia Delio | November 18, 2021

November 16, 2021 Dear Friends of C4C, Life is a spontaneous flow of events, and one can never quite predict the critical points of transition or the factors that…

Community Sharing – St Vincent de Paul Parish Albany, NY

By Center for Christogenesis | November 17, 2021

“The Adult Faith Formation Committee of St Vincent de Paul Parish in Albany, NY, is sponsoring a Zoom eight session discussion of Hours of the Universe. We discuss one Hour…

Christophany Groups – St. Scholastica Monastery, MN

By Center for Christogenesis | November 17, 2021

When the pandemic closed our doors at the Center to in-person gatherings in March of 2020, one of the first things we did was to start a Christophany group which…

Session 6: Common Ground and Social Change

By Center for Christogenesis | November 14, 2021

Hello again, Course Participants. This week we will share our final live seminar session for this Howard Thurman course with the Center for Christogenesis. One book, even Thurman’s Search for…

Now is the Time to Change

By Ilia Delio | November 11, 2021

The rapid changes of our modern world, kindled by the meteoric rise of computer technology, has created a needed space for spirituality. The fast-paced, breathless amount of information coming across…

Session 5: At-One-Ment?

By Ridgeway Addison | November 5, 2021

Hello again, everyone, Thanks to each of you who participated in our most recent class session. This past week we focused on Thurman’s concern for the “U” and “R” words…

Session 4: Enter Religion – Visions, Dreams, and Wounds

By Ridgeway Addison | October 28, 2021

Greetings again, everyone. This week we moved into–and through–the third chapter of Howard Thurman’s Search for Common Ground book. During our live seminar session we reviewed Thurman’s reflection on and…