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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...
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An Interview With John F. Haught

By John F. Haught | September 19, 2017

An audio interview with JOHN F. HAUGHT recorded September 11, 2017 In this audio interview Brie Stoner asks Professor Dr. John Haught to expand on some of his ideas and…

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The New Cosmic Story

By John F. Haught | September 5, 2017

Over the past two centuries scientists have learned that the universe is a story still being told. New scientific awareness of the long cosmic preamble to human history has inspired…

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God As Mystery

By Ilia Delio | August 29, 2017

At a recent conference I attended, several people asked if God and nature are one and the same. This is the question of pantheism. And if this is true then…

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Despite The News, We Belong To One Another

By Ilia Delio | August 17, 2017

Modern science has revealed new information about the human person, from cosmology to neuroscience and cognitive psychology; however, we still think of ourselves as rational, concrete subjects, individual in nature…

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Creating An Interior Universe

By Ilia Delio | July 24, 2017

An audio interview with ILIA DELIO recorded July 20, 2017. As the audio interview begins Brie Stoner asks Ilia Delio about her recent blog (FINDING OUR WAY IN AN EVOLUTIONARY…

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What Does It Mean To Live In Evolution?

By Ilia Delio | July 20, 2017

Recently, I was at a retreat house in New Jersey with a group of older religious Sisters who were finishing up a week of prayer and reflection.  I sat across…

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Finding Our Way In An Evolutionary World

By Ilia Delio | July 7, 2017

What do we long for?  That is where our soul lies.  What do we hope for?  That is what stretches the heart.  When I was asked to give the Madeleva…

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The Transformative Power Of Suffering

By Pamela Begeman | June 21, 2017

The many faces of suffering — nightly we hear the counts: be they the ravaged faces of Syrian refugees, the millions of starving and impoverished children around the world, the…

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Suffering And Love In Teilhard’s Spirituality

By Louis M. Savary | May 30, 2017

What if suffering, and the energy generated through suffering, could be focused and used to make a positive difference in the world? Louis Savary invites us to consider insights offered by Teilhard…

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