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Fallow Time
Art: Old and New Fallow Time Tuesday, November 12, 2019 When speaking of art, we most often think of the finished product whether it be a painting, a drawing, a performance, a sculpture, a poem, or another expression of creativity. Today, I invite you to consider the evolving process of creation as described by my… Continue Reading Fallow Time
Diversity, Essence, and Communion
Unity and Diversity Diversity, Essence, and Communion Friday, June 7, 2019 Sr. Joan Brown is a longtime friend and Franciscan, serving as Executive Director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light, a nonprofit that works for climate justice. She writes about three foundational principles needed for harmony and wholeness: All of us who live, breathe,… Continue Reading Diversity, Essence, and Communion
Love Draws Us Together
Unity and Diversity Love Draws Us Together Tuesday, June 4, 2019 The third [revelation] is that our Lord God, almighty wisdom, all love, just as truly as [God] has made everything that is, so truly [God] does and brings about all that is done . . . we are securely protected through love, in joy… Continue Reading Love Draws Us Together
The Task within the Task
Growing in Christ: Week 1 The Task within the Task Sunday, March 17, 2019 Religion and various models of human development seem to suggest there are two major tasks for each human life. The first task is to build a strong “container” or identity; the second is to find the contents that the container was… Continue Reading The Task within the Task
Evolving in Love
Love: Week 2 Evolving in Love Thursday, November 8, 2018 The day will come when, after harnessing space, winds, the tide and gravitation, we shall harness for God the energies of love. And, on that day, for the second time in the history of the world, [humanity] will have discovered fire. —Teilhard de Chardin [1]… Continue Reading Evolving in Love
Hinduism: Weekly Summary
Hinduism Summary: Sunday, August 12-Friday, August 17, 2018 If anything is true, then it has always been true; and people who sincerely search will touch upon the same truth in every age and culture, while using different language, symbols, and rituals to point us in the same direction. The direction is always toward more love… Continue Reading Hinduism: Weekly Summary
The Template of Reality
Relationships The Template of Reality Sunday, April 29, 2018 God is love. —1 John 4:8 The physical structure of the universe is love. —Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) [1] If a loving Creator started this whole thing—the Big Bang, the evolution of diverse and beautiful life forms—then there has to be a “DNA connection,” as… Continue Reading The Template of Reality
Love, Sex, and Cosmic Evolution
Gender and Sexuality: Week 2 Love, Sex, and Cosmic Evolution Friday, April 27, 2018 Sister Ilia Delio, a Franciscan professor and theologian, has a wonderful way of making the brilliant writings of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin accessible. Teilhard (1881-1955) was a French philosopher, Jesuit priest, and paleontologist who brought a scientific and mystical perspective to… Continue Reading Love, Sex, and Cosmic Evolution
