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Mission for an Evolutionary Christianity

By Ilia Delio | October 14, 2025

We are living through tumultuous times. Political polarization intensifies, violence against vulnerable populations escalates, and the foundational principles of human dignity face erosion. For many, the cognitive dissonance between professed values and lived reality has become unbearable. How do we reconcile claims of "In God we trust" with systematic abandonment of the most vulnerable? How do communities of faith respond when institutions weaponize religious language to justify harm? Yet amid this darkness, I find inspiration in resistance movements and communities willing to risk everything for justice. Their commitment signals something essential: the possibility of authentic faith engaging real-world crises. The question facing Christianity today is not whether to engage the world's struggles but how to do so in ways that...

How Shall We Enter Into 2021?

By Ilia Delio | January 1, 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…

A Christmas Reflection

By Ilia Delio | December 22, 2020

A Christmas Reflection Who are you O God? This dark, weary world is searching for you, waiting for your arrival. Will we recognize you when You come? You who…

Divine Love in an Imperfect World

By Ilia Delio | December 14, 2020

Dear Friends, A little over a week ago the Center for Christogenesis completed its third annual conference. This year we had over three hundred and fifty participants from around the…

The Human Revolution and Christogenesis

By Ilia Delio | November 25, 2020

Dear Friends, As we pause to give thanks for the gifts and blessings of our lives, let us recall the many times we have taken life for granted, remembering that…

Trust For The Meditation Process Grant

By Gregory Hansell | November 9, 2020

Dear Friends, I am very proud and happy to announce that the Center for Christogenesis has received its very first grant! The Trust for the Meditation Process will be…

Human Potential in an Age of Anxiety

By Ilia Delio | November 9, 2020

Early Christian writers such as Irenaeus of Lyons (2nd c. AD and Gregory of Nyssa (4th c. AD) were cosmic, creative and bold in their thinking. The incarnation of God…

‘Fratelli Tutti’: Papal dreams or Vatican diversion?

By Ilia Delio | October 21, 2020

On Oct. 3, the feast of the transitus of St. Francis of Assisi, Pope Francis signed his new encyclical, Fratelli Tutti, on social order and universal brotherhood. As in his…

Christogenesis By Any Other Name?

By Ilia Delio | October 12, 2020

The new name for our Center has caused some concern among our followers; hence, I thought it best to try to explain why this name is fitting for a world…

Why the “Center for Christogenesis”?

By Ilia Delio | September 30, 2020

The Omega Center has been in search of a new name for several months. Recently, we decided that the best fit is “Christogenesis.” This is a term that Teilhard de…