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4/20/25 Easter Blog FB - 1

An Easter Reflection from Sr. Ilia

Easter is a beautiful season, bursting with renewal and wonder. It reminds us of the extraordinary power of God's love—the power to raise what is dead into new life. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just a past event; it reveals our very purpose: to live renewed lives in God. Yet the path to resurrection is not one of ease. The journey Jesus walked was marked by darkness, betrayal, abandonment, and doubt. At any moment, he could have turned away; however, he remained faithful to his calling, embracing his life’s mission.  Jesus died a thousand little deaths to break open the new reign of God. He shows us that death opposes life when we refuse to live. To be...
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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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Dead and Alive

He is not here! But we are… Tragedy and Beauty Sorrow and Mystery Innocent lives killed in the midst of God’s glory. What kind of God is this Who rises…

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An Easter Reflection on Suffering, Death, and Resurrection 

There is no compassion without suffering, no transformation without death. No growth without decay, no development without loss, no complexity without danger. Imagine how it feels for a loving God…

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SUFFERING AND DEATH:  A REFLECTION

Each day we awake to a new world of struggle.The abuse crisis of the Catholic Church continues unabated, children and refugees are held captive in the U.S. borderland camps, racial…

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To Die on the Day of Resurrection

One year before Teilhard de Chardin died, his nephew heard Teilhard say that, “I should like to die on the day of Resurrection.” A year later, on April 10th, 1955…

Second Annual Omega Center Conference

Second Annual Omega Center Conference

Love at the Heart of the Cosmos: Living in Relational Wholeness   Commonwealth Chateau at SugarLoaf Chestnut Hill College, Philadelphia, PA December 6th – 8th, 2019 Check-in begins Friday, December…

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Authentic religion “Within me and between me and thee”

Ours in the West is largely a secularized society. However, especially after 9/11, we have become much more aware of the influence of religion—mostly bad in many people’s eyes. This,…

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Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry: Interiority and Subjectivity

Thomas Berry regarded the influence from Teilhard as integral to his thought. They were both concerned with the value and beauty of the universe as well as a commitment to…

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