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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...

Christianity, Justice and Ecology in An Age of Crisis

By Mark Wallace | September 9, 2020

“But ask the animals and they will teach you; the birds of the air and they will tell you; speak to the Earth and it will teach you; and the…

Social Justice without Cosmic Theology is Blind

By Ilia Delio | September 1, 2020

Religious disaffiliation has been on the rise since the late twentieth century. The term “spiritual but not religious” is now increasingly a way for primarily younger generations to define themselves.…

Understanding the Christic in an Open Universe

By Ilia Delio | August 15, 2020

Let me begin this essay with an anecdote. The other day I was listening to Catholic Mass online – there was nothing wrong with it but there was nothing right…

Christic Center

By Ilia Delio | August 4, 2020

Greetings and peace! In my last blog I indicated that a new name for the Omega Center was on the horizon. After reading your comments (thank you very much!) I…

An interview with Ilia Delio: Grounding God in Evolution

By Ilia Delio | July 30, 2020

An interview with Ilia Delio on the “Bible for Normal People” podcast: Grounding God in Evolution In this episode of The Bible for Normal People Podcast, Pete and Jared talk…

Gratitude and Naming the Future

By Ilia Delio | July 28, 2020

Dear Friends of the Omega Center, First, I want to acknowledge those who responded to my last blog and, or, extended their prayers of support through an email or…

What Doors Can Open in a State of Concussion?

By Ilia Delio | July 13, 2020

Dear Friends of the Omega Center, Several weeks ago, right before our June ZOOM conference, I had a bike accident. The night of the accident (as I foolishly tried to…

Co-Creating a New America: Getting Beyond Racism by Remaking Religion

By Ilia Delio | June 29, 2020

Introduction The death of George Floyd has sparked public outrage at the heartless show of police brutality, causing the untimely death of an innocent man. Derek Chauvin, the white Minnesota…

Racism and the American Dream

By Ilia Delio | June 3, 2020

For the past three months we have been quarantined due to a deadly Coronavirus; last week, a new virus was disclosed, the persistent virus of racism. The death of George…