Month: September 2019

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The Cosmic Christ and Revolution

Q: I want to know more about the Cosmic Christ, of one-ing. Ilia: In March of this year Richard Rohr released his new book on The Universal Christ:  How a…

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Warming, Warming, Gone!   Who Will Survive Climate Change?

Last week the prophet of the green movement, Greta Thunberg, landed in the U.S. after traveling by boat on the high seas to avoid the high carbon footprint of air…

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Religious life in a post-human age

I recently returned from a retreat at San Alfonso Retreat House in Long Branch, New Jersey, where 110 sisters gathered each day for liturgy, prayer and presentation. The sisters were…

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“Birth of a Dancing Star” Book Review on NCR

Sr. Ilia Delio’s ‘Birth of a Dancing Star’ memoir is about discovering God in the chaos of life by Nichole Carrubba for NCR Birth of a Dancing Star, Franciscan Sr.…

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Contemplation and Vision

Q: What is the relationship between contemplation and action, especially public acts of resistance? Ilia: This is an interesting question and one that I have reflected on over the years.…

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Artificial Intelligence and Human Desire: Can a Robot Truly Love?

Ilia Delio, Joseph C. Connelly Endowed Chair in Theology at Villanova University, speaks on the topic of: “Artificial Intelligence and Human Desire: Can a Robot Truly Love?” This lecture was…

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Race and Axial Consciousness

Q: How do you address racism in your work? Ilia: Our question this week asks about racism within the evolutionary paradigm. This is an extremely important question that, I must…

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The Narrow Door

Twenty-First Sunday OT/C 2019 Isaiah 66:18-21; Hebrews 12:5-7, 11-13; Luke 13:22-30 Responding to a believer eager for salvation, Jesus answers: “Strive to enter through the narrow door,” choose to actively…

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The Future of Tradition

Q: How do we hold the value of Religion’s past yet create communities of deeper Spirituality. Ilia: Our question for this week is a good one. Many people fear the…