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Overcoming Existential Dread: Teilhard de Chardin’s Spirituality of Zest

In an era marked by confusion, divisiveness, and existential anxiety, the notion of zest for life may feel distant or even unattainable. Nevertheless, the writings of scientist and mystic Pierre Teilhard de Chardin offer a vision that seeks to renew this zest by linking it fundamentally to spirituality, science, and human evolution. Teilhard’s work invites us to reimagine religion—not as a dry or rigid system of dogmas, but as the very fuel that animates life with purpose, passion, and vitality. What is the Zest for Life? In many of his essays, Teilhard wrote about zest as a vital and dynamic force, something akin to the energy of existence itself. For him, zest is not mere enthusiasm or momentary excitement; it is a deep and...
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November Interview: Harnessing Love In Changing And Challenging Times

An interview with ILIA DELIO In this month’s interview Brie Stoner asks Ilia Delio for her thoughts on the transformative potential of love as we navigate through challenging times and the…

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Would You Take A “Jesus Pill”?

Expanding on our theme of love in an information culture and the role of technology to enhance our relations, Ron Cole-Turner considers the provocative transhumanist suggestion that artificial enhancement provides…

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On Killing Mice And Loving Robots: Are We Committing A Great Injustice?

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The Depth Of Love In A Shallow Culture

In an illuminative book written over twenty years ago called Following Christ in a Consumer Culture the late Jesuit philosopher John Kavanaugh examined the flattening out of the human person…

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October Interview: Love In The Midst Of Suffering

An interview with ILIA DELIO For this bonus fifth Monday in October we’re offering something a little different in the form of an audio recording. In this interview Brie Stoner dialogues…

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My Personal Reflection On Seeking New Truths

Being asked to discuss the question: What does it mean to say ‘God is Love’ in a world of violence and suffering? made me realize that this is actually a…

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God Of Love In A Quantum Cosmology

When confronted with the question and apparent contradiction of “A God of love in a world of suffering and violence,” we need to step back and examine the context by…

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The Emergence Of Divine Love Through Human Suffering

In the 1970s it was common to critically compare the thought of Teilhard de Chardin with Sri Aurobindo (née Aurobindo Ghose, 1872-1950).1 I discovered Sri Aurobindo and his spiritual partner…

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What Is God?

I find myself these days frantically holding together the multiple pieces of life, from teaching to traveling and outside lecturing, from the Omega Center to community and the many emails…

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Heart of Matter: “The Divine Entanglement”

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