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Beyond Violence: The Path Through Grief to Spiritual Evolution

By Ilia Delio | September 11, 2025

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...

Bridging The Gap Between Science And Religion

By Ilia Delio | August 22, 2016

Several years ago, Woodstock Theological Center initiated a core research area in Science and Religion. Many people inquired about the purpose of this research, particularly because Science and Religion are…

The Power Of Love In An Unfinished World

By Kathleen Duffy | August 22, 2016

According to Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, “Love is the most universal, formidable and mysterious of cosmic energies,” “the very blood stream of spiritual evolution” (Teilhard, Building the Earth, 45, 49).…

Co-creative Divinization: Towards Omega

By Peter Todd | August 15, 2016

For Jesuit paleontologist and visionary Teilhard de Chardin, the Omega point is the time-space in which psychospiritual and cultural evolution are consummated. Noogenesis is the evolution of a global membrane…

Can You Choose A Consciousness Of Love To Live From?

By Charlotte A. Tomaino | August 8, 2016

Question: “How many Neuropsychologists does it take to change a light bulb?” Answer: “Only one, but the light bulb has got to want to change.” Therein lies the essence of…

Love At The Heart Of The Cosmos

By Ilia Delio | August 1, 2016

The world is showing itself to be a very fragile place. Just yesterday a terrorist attack in Istanbul claimed the lives of innocent people; here in the United States we…

Evolution, Love, And Hyperphysics

By Ilia Delio | July 31, 2016

Evolution discloses a pattern in nature which can be described as fourfold: attraction, unity, complexity and emergence. Beginning with the Big Bang, there is an inherent force of attraction in nature.…

Love In A Fractured World: August, 2016

By Center for Christogenesis | July 31, 2016

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] August’s theme: Love in a Fractured World: Exploring the deeper meaning of love as the root and source of existence itself. As we continue to add new content and explore our…