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From Original Sin to Original Love

Christians worldwide observe Lent as a season of fasting, prayer, and spiritual return to God. These six weeks create space for self-reflection, good works, and renewed appreciation of God’s grace. Beginning with the ritual of ashes—reminding us that we are dust and to dust we shall return—Lent invites spiritual renewal as we lament our transgressions. The doctrine of original sin developed during the 3rd century in Irenaeus of Lyons’ struggle against Gnosticism and was significantly shaped by Augustine of Hippo (354-430 AD), who first used the phrase “original sin.” Augustine’s influential teaching emphasized that humanity inherited a “stain of sin” from Adam’s disobedience, creating a state of moral corruption requiring Christ’s redemption. While the concept of original sin is not...
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The Omega Challenge

The Omega Challenge: In a recent letter to the Omega community, Ilia challenged us all with questions that center on one big question: Who and What is God? Please read her…

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Thank you and Take the Omega Challenge

Dear Friends of the Omega Center I want to extend a deep, heartfelt “thank you” to every person who responded to our June donation drive. Your commitment to the Omega…

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Theology Needs Radical Revisioning

In August 2018, the young Swedish activist Greta Thunberg boldly went on a school strike to oppose climate change and inspired thousands of youth around the world to do the…

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The Rainbow of Pride

This month we celebrate the gift of life in its many colors, which holds great significance for the LGTBQ community. For years, women and men who were not heterosexual had…

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Ilia Delio Changed My Life and Can Change Yours

God works in mysterious ways, and as any reader of Teilhard and Ilia Delio knows, that includes the recommendation algorithms of Amazon.com. It was on that website, in the “Books…

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Love Out of Darkness

Question: How do we know if our thinking and doing is coming from the ground of love? I can feel this ground in silence but it is harder in the…

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From the Ritiro Omega Discussion Group

Theistic Evolution: A New Religious Story by Sr. Paula Scraba, OSF and the Allegany Franciscan Sisters from the Ritiro Omega Group The discussion opened around the question, “How can the…

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Crum Creek Visitation

I recently encountered a great blue heron while teaching my Swarthmore College class, Religion and Ecology.  I was conducting a three-hour class meeting in the Crum Woods, the scenic watershed…

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The Resurrection and the beginning of a new earth

Faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ expresses the belief that “Love is strong as death” (Song 8:6). Resurrection is the greater strength of love in the face of death.…

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