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Beyond Violence: The Path Through Grief to Spiritual Evolution

By Ilia Delio | September 11, 2025

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...

Justice for George

By Ilia Delio | April 21, 2021

Lord, We thank you for bringing justice to light, To know that every life is Your life, Your image. Help us to realize that You love each person with an…

Co-Reactors or Co-Creators? Christic Life in an Unfinished Universe

By Ilia Delio | April 19, 2021

We are now in the third week of Easter and, while joy should fill the air, the persistent COVID pandemic, multiple random gun shootings, and the tragic injustice of…

Anniversary of Teilhard de Chardin’s Death

By Center for Christogenesis | April 10, 2021

Love is a sacred reserve of energy; it is like the blood of spiritual evolution. Teilhard de Chardin Today we commemorate the anniversary of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s death. He…

Community Sharing: How to Raise Spiritual Awareness of God’s Love Within

By Center for Christogenesis | April 9, 2021

This morning on the internet I came across your sweet Easter message. I feel there are many actions both in terms of faith and politics to confront gross inequities and…

Dust Unto Dust in the Ocean Froth

By Ceire Kealty | April 6, 2021

A kelp forest, hidden away in the Atlantic waters, boasts a fading form— an octopus, pale and pearled from the wear of her existence. She flutters with the waves, her…

Easter and the Power of Love

By Ilia Delio | April 4, 2021

Christ is Risen! Death and darkness no longer have power over us—but we must make a choice—shall we remain dead and in darkness, or shall we choose life? In Christ,…

Pain and New Creation

By Ilia Delio | March 30, 2021

Image: Marc Chagall, White Crucifixion,1938 We are entering into Holy Week, the final days of Jesus’ life, filled with darkness, pain, misunderstanding and rejection. We are familiar with the…

Thank Goodness, God is Not in Control!

By Thomas Oord | March 18, 2021

It’s common for people who believe in God to respond to suffering, confusion, or evil by saying, “All I know is that God is in control!” To the ears of…

Transhumanism or Ultrahumanism?

By Robert Nicastro | March 8, 2021

Transhumanism or Ultrahumanism? Q: Can you explain the problem, as you see it, with the movement towards the transhuman AI vs. the transhuman Christic. I I see this as…