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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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Love In An Unfinished Universe: An Advent Reflection

The ancient Jewish mystical worldview is expressed in the Kabala, a system of secret teachings.  Here, the Genesis passage affirming that humans are made in God’s image is taken most…

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Waiting In An Unfinished Universe

The shock waves of our recent presidential election are still being felt around the country and around the world, as if the US just suffered a major heart attack.  The…

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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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