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Wooden manger and star of Bethlehem in cave, nativity scene background. Christian Christmas concept. Birth of Jesus Christ. Jesus is reason for season. Salvation, Messiah, Emmanuel, God with us, hope.

Who is in the Manger?

Christmas is a beautiful time of the year when we are reminded that the heavens could not contain God, but a simple manger could contain the mystery of divine love. …

Hand reaches out to hold and touch the light

Thick Skins and Brilliant Light

Darkness can be a terrifying and disorienting thing, where objects seem to blend into a field of nothingness, leaving one feeling powerless. Physical darkness is one thing, but psychological darkness…

Leipzig Innenstadt Sommer Paulinum

Soul Brothers? St. Paul and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin: Apostle to the ‘Gentiles’ of Modernity

THE TENSIONS OF CHRISTIAN HUMANISM It is the problem of Christian humanism, of how to balance the interests of God and those of human beings.  When correctly interpreted, Teilhard would…

Photo credit: Worawut Prasuwan

Politics and the Power of Love

Politics shape human community. Our political decisions reflect our sense of who we are and what we want. We vote as citizens of a common household, members of a society…