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Crisis and Hope

By Ilia Delio

Myths are compelling stories that shape our lives. Our complex world is a mixture of myths—stories of how we got here, what governs our lives, and what determines good and evil. These narratives shape our meaning-making worlds. Myths are neither factual nor correct in a scientific sense, but they are profoundly influential and formative. The truth is, we often care less about objective facts than the meaningful narratives that structure our understanding. What we accept as "true" is embedded in the myths we tell. In our digital age, social media functions as a myth-making machine, where we find communities and validation according to the stories, we find compelling. Carl Jung observed that the Christian mythic framework has reached a dead...

Community Sharing: Econoeisis: A New Contemplative Paradigm

By Center for Christogenesis | July 27, 2021

Community Sharing on Econoeisis: A New Contemplative Paradigm “Sometimes word pictures help in understanding how all things only appear separate, but at root are one in source, essence and unity.…

Christophany Groups: from Vancouver

By Center for Christogenesis | July 27, 2021

Testimonial from a Vancouver based group, led by Bart Begalka: Our Christophany group is fairly new. We began this summer. However, we follow a format that I have been using…

Can the Earth be Healed? Insights from Teilhard de Chardin, SJ

By Ilia Delio | July 27, 2021

Closing address of the “Laudato Si’ and the U.S. Catholic Church” conference by Ilia Delio.This was the second of three co-organized by Catholic Climate Covenant and Creighton University. Ilia Delio…

Econoeisis: A New Contemplative Paradigm

By Ilia Delio | July 20, 2021

As we linger through the summer months with a blast of heat waves across the nation and a rise in COVID-related deaths, the question of sustainability looms large. Recently I…

New Wine Needs New Wineskins

By Ilia Delio | June 21, 2021

The United States Catholic Conference of Bishops recently concluded their annual meeting by advancing a document on reception of the Eucharist for pro-choice Catholic politicians. The decision to produce such…

Community Sharing: Hope for the Future

By Center for Christogenesis | June 15, 2021

In reality, there are not two stories, a creation story and an evolution story. There is only one story spoken of from two non-integrated perspectives, one classified as science, the…

Christophany Divina

By Center for Christogenesis | June 7, 2021

Every Friday this month we will offer Lectio Divina and Visio Divina practices, inviting you to ponder a little longer, a little deeper into the depth of your own hearts, and…

Hope for the Future

By Ilia Delio | June 2, 2021

Dear Friends, As I wind down another semester of teaching, I cannot help but reflect on the potential of Teilhard’s vision for healing our world today. I had the…

A Short Reflection on the Feast of the Ascension

By Ilia Delio | May 14, 2021

When I was a child, I celebrated the feast of the Ascension by imagining Jesus like a space rocket launched into heaven. To this day there is an operative image…