Love and Political Order: The Evolutionary Path to Unity
Mission for an Evolutionary Christianity
We are living through tumultuous times. Political polarization intensifies, violence against vulnerable populations escalates, and the foundational principles of human dignity face erosion. For many, the cognitive dissonance between professed values and lived reality has become unbearable. How do we reconcile claims of “In God we trust” with systematic abandonment of the most vulnerable? How…
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…
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…
Is Christianity in Crisis or Transition?
We are facing an unprecedented convergence of crises: global warming, climate change, mass migration, and systemic ecological collapse. Our planetary systems are exhausted and no longer able to sustain human life as we know it. While countless non-profit organizations work tirelessly on sustainability and integral ecology, and Christian communities engage in vital works of social…
The Earth Groans, AI Grows: Who Guides the Flame?
In this critical moment of planetary history, where ecosystems collapse, artificial intelligence proliferates, and human meaning trembles on the edge of uncertainty, we are faced with a profound question: What kind of world is emerging through us? The answer is not one we can outsource to technology, legislation, or even traditional religious authorities. It is a…
Integral Ecology in an Age of AI
In 1972, the Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess proposed a new paradigm based on the holistic view of interconnected nature. He coined the term “deep ecology” to challenge humanity to ask fundamental questions about our place in nature. Rejecting anthropocentrism (human-centeredness) in favor of ecocentrism, Naess argued that all living beings have inherent value regardless of…
Lessons for Our Time
We recently concluded our annual conference on the theme “Religion in an Age of Science,” in which all the speakers agreed that religion can no longer remain credible without the insights of science. The new cosmic story redefines religion as a temporal process, an awakening to more conscious life and deeper connectedness, thus abandoning religion…
Battered yet Unbroken? Tending to the Ethereal, the Visceral, and the Extraterrestrial in Christology
An essay by William Kuncken (a graduate student of Sr. Ilia Delio’s) Introduction A few Lents ago, I attended a parish talk titled “Unveiling the Truth of Christ’s Passion according to the Shroud of Turin.” The speaker, an enthusiastic devotee of the much-publicized artifact, provided a vibrant lay presentation of the medical research that had…
An Easter Reflection from Sr. Ilia
Easter is a beautiful season, bursting with renewal and wonder. It reminds us of the extraordinary power of God’s love—the power to raise what is dead into new life. The Resurrection of Jesus Christ is not just a past event; it reveals our very purpose: to live renewed lives in God. Yet the path to…
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