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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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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 penance were required of the faithful. Each year, giving…

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New Introduction of the Center for Christogenesis

Watch this introduction with Ilia Delio about the Center for Christogenesis, a spiritual organization that serves an axial role in our time, bridging faith, science, culture, and community. The Center…

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Zoom Conversation with Ilia Delio: “Re-Enchanting the Earth”

Zoom Conversation with Ilia Delio, OSF, PhD, a Franciscan Sister and American theologian specializing in the area of science and religion, about her book, Re-Enchanting the Earth: why AI needs…

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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 navigate but to narrate our lives, to give reason for the hope…

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Return to the Garden

In 2020 the United States went through perhaps one of the most divisive presidential campaigns we ever had. It was often described by people on the left as an effort…

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Marshall McLuhan:  A Prophet of Teilhard’s Vision

The Center for Christogenesis seeks to integrate religion, culture, modern science and evolution in a way that illuminates a divine power of love acting from within toward a future of…

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Insurrection or Evolution:  What is Happening in our Midst?

Last week chaos and anarchy erupted in Washington DC, as protestors scaled the walls and stormed the offices of the U.S. Capitol.  Opposition to the recent election results, fueled by…

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“Faith and Doubt: A Love Story” by Brian D. McLaren

I revered my maternal grandfather. He was one of the kindest, wisest people I’ve ever met. One spring day when I was about seven or eight, we were driving through…

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How Shall We Enter Into 2021?

Dear Friends, We are on the eve of one of the most turbulent, suffering and deadliest years in history. Many people have lost loved ones to the pandemic, other diseases…

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