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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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Creating Harmony Between Biblical Faith And Science

An audio interview with Deborah Haarsma In this Omega Center interview Brie Stoner invites BioLogos President Deborah Haarsma to share  her work, perspectives, and passion on a range of topics,…

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Beyond Patriarchy And Gender: Towards Personhood

I was raised in a matriarchal household by a Sicilian mother who was a staunch feminist long before the term was in vogue.  I was taught from an early age…

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Towards Omega: Jet Skiing Or Scuba Diving?

One of the most significant social media platforms in our age is Facebook.  One can easily spend a few hours, surfing through the various posts, YouTube videos, and various interest…

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Beyond The Surface Level

In this Omega Center interview Brie Stoner invites Edwin Olson to share the interests and influences that lead him to write his most recent book, entitled And God Created Wholeness:…

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Finding Wholeness Deep Within

The life of our cells depends upon their connection to the behavior of the small particles in our atoms called quanta. At that invisible level, particles like electrons can do…

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Mindfulness And Deep Relationality

In this blog Ilia Delio shares some thoughts on this critical point in history and evolution, and the major paradigm shift we are now in the midst of.  She refers…

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Transformation Through Mindfulness Practice

An audio interview with Amy Edelstein In this Omega Center interview Brie Stoner engages in conversation with educator, author, and public speaker Amy Edelstein, discussing the powerful transformative impacts she’s witnessed…

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Love In A Fractured World: Wholeness In Education

When I was asked to write for the Omega Center on Love in a Fractured World, I could think of no better theme than describing the context of my work…

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God Loves To Do New Things

In this blog Ilia Delio shares some of her current reading, and offers her reflections on the ever-changing nature of God.  Ilia suggests that “…if we can get religion out of…

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