News & Blog

Read exclusive essays from Ilia Delio and follow news from the Center for Christogenesis.
Sign up for our newsletter to get notified about new posts and upcoming events.

Why Christianity Is Uncomfortable by Ilia Delio

Why Christianity Is Uncomfortable

In a recent conversation with a colleague, I was made aware that children born from 2023 onward will be AI children. They will never have known a world without being embedded in networks of artificial intelligence. They are the vanguard of what is now called “Generation AI.” Because they are entering a digitized world, they are already primed to think differently about everything, including personal identity, religion, and spirituality. Posthumanism is a term used to describe the new hyperpersonal person who lives in the ongoing fluid spaces of information. Posthuman identity is interstitial and persistently creative. Online presence and biological existence form a seamless flow of information. My own experience of posthumans has been teaching undergraduates born between 2004 and...
Photo credit: nick-fewings

For All That Has Been, Thanks, For All That Will Be, Yes!

The month of June is quickly moving toward July, and before time escapes the velocity of light, I want to take a moment to extend a heartfelt “thank you” to…

Photo credit: nikola-jovanovic

Seeds of a New Eden

I invite you to take a seed and quietly behold it in your hand.  It might be a ‘helicopter’ seed, a garden seed, a pinecone, or another seed that crosses…

Jillian Langford

June Reflection

June is a special month at the Center for Christogenesis. Each year, our staff takes time to reflect on our mission and vision. We take time to revisit our goals…

book_ilia_hoursoftheuniverse_website

2022 Gold Nautilus Book Award

“The Hours of the Universe” by Ilia Delio has won a 2022 Gold Nautilus Book Award. “In a traditional monastery the recitation of the Hours calls to mind the work…

v2osk-In4XVKhYaiI-unsplash

C4C June Fundraiser

Dear Friends, We seem to have survived a deadly global pandemic, but we find ourselves in a violent world where random killing is happening more frequently. Our world is out…

blog_emily_sacredheartsmall2

Coming Home to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

  In her recent blog, “The Risen Christ and the Power of Love” (April 10, 2022) Ilia Delio wrote with great appreciation for her high school experiences of Ukrainian culture,…

blog_ilia_ruinsandgoodness2

Goodness Will Prevail, Even Among the Ruins

It is now more than two months since Russia invaded Ukraine, and the scenes and screams of war have now become familiar news. We in the comfortable West sit in…

kateandrebecca2

Our Team Is Growing!

Welcome Rebecca Mays and Kate Kristiansen to the C4C team! Rebecca is the new Christophany Groups Coordinator. Rebecca is currently Managing Editor for the Dialogue Institute ‘s Journal of Ecumenical Studies,…

k-mitch-hodge-yL1dY7oOeeI-unsplash

Looking at a Buttercup Through Easter Eyes

One of the most remarkable people I have met along this journey of life is the late John Haughey, SJ.  His keen mind was matched by his amusing sense of…

Dec. Campaign_image only

Sign up for our newsletter

Get notified about new posts by Ilia Delio, upcoming events, new resources and more.