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2025

2024

Institute of Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College

A Regional Center 
Exploring Science and Spirituality 
 
Fall Upcoming Events

 

The Spiritual Exercises with Teilhard de Chardin

September 22, 2024
Online at 1pm EDT

 

Presenter: Agustin Udias, SJ, professor emeritus of Geophysics, Universidad Complutense, Madrid, a member of the European Academy and corresponding member of the Royal Academy of History

Respondent: Margie Thompson, SSJ, MFA, artist and spiritual director

For Teilhard, the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius must be adapted to the new circumstances and desires of a world influenced by the progress of science and technology. With the help of passages from Teilhard’s retreat notes, Udias suggests new ways to implement Teilhard’s suggestions.

 

“Teilhard and the Future of Theology”

October 16, 2024 
Online and in-person at 6:30pm EDT
Daylesford Abbey
220 S Valley Rd
Paoli, PA 19301

Over the past two centuries scientists have learned that the universe is a story still being told. The Jesuit geologist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin sees this cosmic story as a great drama of awakening. For many Christians and other religious people, the scientific discovery that the universe is still coming into being is a mere curiosity at best. For Teilhard, however, the new cosmology shakes up everything—not only in science but also in theology. How so? This lecture provides an introduction to what is implied for science and faith in the new picture of an awakening universe. 

 

“Resting on the Future:
Theology for an Unfinished Universe”

October 17, 2024
Online and in-person at 7 pm EDT
Chestnut Hill College’s East Parlor
Philadelphia, PA 19118

Contemporary controversies and crises in Christian thought, life, and worship today are rooted in conflicting assumptions about God, the universe, and the meaning of time. With the help of some ideas of Teilhard de Chardin, this presentation will outline how Christian faith in the future may be transformed and take on new meaning and vitality in the light of recent developments in science, especially in biology and cosmology. 

 

“The Good Life:
Lessons for Life from the
World’s Longest Study of Happiness”

November 19, 2024
In-person and online at 7pm EST
Chestnut Hill College (East Parlor)
9601 Germantown Ave #20
Philadelphia, PA 19118
*In-Person registration will be upcoming.

Join Dr. Marc Schulz, professor of psychology at Bryn Mawr College and author of The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Scientific Study of Happiness, as he highlights research findings from the 86-year-old Harvard Study of Adult Development (HSAD). The HSAD closely followed individuals from over 700 families until the end of their lives and is now following their children to determine the critical role of relationships in shaping our happiness and health. Dr. Marc Schulz will discuss why relationships are the foundation of a “good life” and the steps we can take to improve our relationships, health, and happiness.

 

Reading Groups 

Teilhard’s The Human Phenomenon
 

This study group is led by Ernie Tamminga, PhD, trained Spiritual Director and Cross-Cultural Religious Studies specialist. It began on Tuesday, July 9 at 3:30pm ET and will continue on alternate Tuesdays “for as long as it takes.” Sessions will last 75 minutes each. Join us as we venture with Teilhard into a journey through cosmic and terrestrial evolution, toward what he called a “Point Omega” of awakening planetary consciousness awaiting us ahead. We will use Sarah Appleton-Weber’s 1999 translation, The Human Phenomenon. Our reading will be supplemented by videos and graphics from the presentation originally created by the Phenomenon of Man Project. There will be ample time for group discussion. Contact: ernietamminga@yahoo.com

 

Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu 

This Fall, the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association plan to co-sponsor 2 monthly Reading Circles on Zoom. Both sessions will involve the same content. Monday meetings are at 6:30-8:00pm ET and the Wednesday sessions are at 2:00-3:30pm ET.

This Fall, we will be reading Part III of Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu. We will continue to use a Lectio Divina style, reading and discussing the material together slowly and thoughtfully. 

Here are the dates and tentative topics for the next four months; page assignments to follow: 

         October 21 and 23 

         November 11 and 13 

         December 9 and 11 

         January 13 and 15 

If you wish to join us and are not yet on the mailing list for the Institute for Religion and Science Reading Circle, please send an email to kduffy@chc.edustating your interest. 

 

Teilhard Conversation Group
 

The Teilhard Conversation Group meets monthly on the second Thursday of the month from 7:00-8:30pm ET. All are welcome. To join, please send an email request to Paula Guarnaccia at pguarnac@gmail.com

Discussions focus on the relevance of Teilhard’s writing today. We recognize that there is an evolving hunger for his illuminating perspective. Together we explore the ways his ideas of both science and spirituality offer a bridge to the present time. Our conversations are often deeply personal in that participants are invited to share their own experiences of Teilhard. 

 

Retreats 

“Living in the Divine Milieu with Teilhard de Chardin”

With Andrew Del Rossi, ThD
October 22-24, 2024
Daylesford Abbey
Paoli, PA 19301

“By means of all created things, without exception, the divine assails us, penetrates us, and moulds us. We imagined it as distant and inaccessible, whereas in fact we live steeped in its burning layers.” The Divine Milieu is a guide to the spiritual life by priest and scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, SJ. The goal of the text is to find a way to classify all the events of our lives to see how they all fit into the love of the Cosmic Christ. We will explore the text with a focus on how we can live more consciously of God’s presence within our lives and of our lives within God. We will gather for plenary sessions, small group breakout sessions, and socials. There will be free time for quiet reflection, enjoying the beautiful grounds of the Abbey, and opportunities to participate in the prayer life of the Norbertine community. While not necessary, it is recommended that participants acquire and familiarize themselves with The Divine Milieu. Check-in begins at 3pm on Tuesday. Meals included: Tuesday dinner, Wednesday breakfast, lunch, dinner, Check-out is on Thursday at 12pm. Commuter tickets include all meals. 

 

“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Seeing the Inner Face of Evolution”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD
March 11-16, 2025
Nazareth Retreat Center
40 West Drive Nazareth, KY 40048
NazarethRetreatCenterKY.org
502-348-1513
nazarethretreatcenter@scnky.org 

Room costs range from $656.00 to $706.00. This price includes retreat, accommodations, and meals.  Commuter rate is $356.00. Scholarship requests available here.

Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD is Professor Emerita of Physics and Director of the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College. She is President of the American Teilhard Association, Associate Editor of Teilhard Studies, and serves on the Board of Cosmos and Creation. 

2023

November 29 – December 27, 2023

“Advent Reading Circle: Building the Earth”

Led by Andrew Del Rossi, ThD

 

November 15, 2023

“Teilhard in NY: The Meaning of Exile”

With Tracy Higgins

Online at 7pm EST

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Watch the recording.

 

November 10-12, 2023

“Teilhard’s Cosmic Images”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ

Nazareth Retreat Center
134 Main Street
Nazareth, KY 4004

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October 25, 2023

“How a Physicist, a Singer, and an Ordinary House Plant Can Give Us Hope for a Better World”

A Zoom Presentation with the Art and Stories of Brother Mickey McGrath

Online at 7pm – 8:30pm EDT

Albert Einstein, an immigrant Jew who escaped Nazi Germany, witnessed first-hand the rampant racism of the United States and was vocal in his condemnation of it. His creative talents as a musician helped him nurture a deep and lasting friendship with Marian Anderson, the great African-American opera singer who suffered the effects of racism throughout her legendary life and career. Their brilliant mutual gifts of creativity and music helped them create a soul friendship that rose above and beyond the racist culture in which they lived.

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October 16-20, 2023

“Teilhard’s Mass on the World: 100 Years and Moving Forward”

Hosted by the French Association of the Friends of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and the American Teilhard Association

The event will be celebrated in two locations:

October 16-18, in New York City, where Teilhard lived and worked from 1951 to 1955.

October 19-20, in Hyde Park, NY, where Teilhard is buried.

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Read a summary of the events.

View photos.

 

September 21-23, 2023

“Whitehead & Teilhard: Convergences, Divergences, Integrations”

The Inn at Villanova University
601 County Line Rd.
Wayne, PA

Co-sponsored by The Center for Process Studies, Center for Christogenesis, and Connelly Chair of Villanova University.

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September 16, 2023

“Embracing the Struggle: Walking in Hope with Teilhard de Chardin”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ

9:30am – 3:30pm

Weber Center
1257 E. Siena Heights Dr.
Adrian, MI 49221

To register, contact: Janet Doyle, OP, Director
jdoyle@adriandominicans.org or 517-266-4015

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September 6, 2023

“At Prayer in the Cosmos with Teilhard de Chardin”

An Evening Vespers with Kathleen Deignan, CND and Libby Osgood, CND from their BOOK of HOURS

Online at 7pm ET

Learn more here.

Watch the recording.

 

June 19-26 and July 9-15, 2023

“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”

Guided by Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

June 19-26, 2023
The Sisters of St. Joseph
Center for Spirituality
21 Main Avenue, Ocean
Grove, NJ
Contact: S. Joannie Cassidy, 732-898-9981

July 9-15, 2023
Bon Secours Retreat & Conference Center
1525 Marriottsville Road
Marriottsville, MD
Contact: 410-442-3120

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May 20, 2023

“Teilhard, Jung, & Berry: Integrating Spirit, Psyche, and Earth”

With Andrew Del Rossi, Th.D.

10am – 2:30pm

Daylesford Abbey
220 South Valley Road
Paoli, PA 19301

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May 13, 2023

American Teilhard Association Annual Event

Online at 12 pm – 2:00 pm ET

“Seeing: Gazing into the Cosmos through the Eyes of Vatican Astronomers”

Speakers: Guy Consolmagno, SJ, Richard D’Souza, SJ, and Libby Osgood, CND

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Watch the recording.

 

March 21, 2023

“Can AI Systems Be Persons”

With Anne Foerst, PhD

Online at 7pm ET

Hosted by the Institute for Religion and Science

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Register here.

 

March 1, 2023

“Prophets of Hope in Calamitous Times: Julian of Norwich and Pierre Teilhard de Chardin”

With Joshua Canzona, PhD

Online at 7pm EST

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January 25, 2023

“The Greatest Challenge: The Created Co-Creator Creates a Co-Creator”

With Philip Hefner, PhD

Online at 7:00 – 8:30pm

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January 17, 2023

American Teilhard Association Annual Members’ Meeting

Online at 6:30pm – 8:00pm ET

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2022

November 29 – December 20, 2022

Walking with Teilhard Through Advent: “Contemplating the Divine Milieu”

With Anita Wood, DMin

Tuesdays at 6:30 to 7:30pm

 

November 10, 2022

“Ecotheology, or Why Climate Crisis and Eco-Anxiety Require a Radically Different Kind of Theology”

With Philip Clayton

Online at 7:00pm EST

 

September 30, 2022

“Emerging Hope in a Chaotic World”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Online at 7pm EDT

Flyer

 

September 22 – November 10, 2022

“Catching Fire”

With Anita Wood, DMin

Eight Thursdays at 6:30 – 8:00 pm

Register directly with Anita Wood at msanitawood@verizon.net by September 12.

 

September 13, 20, 27, 2022

“Teilhard de Chardin: Cosmology, Consciousness, and Contemplation”

With Andrew Del Rossi, ThD

6:30pm-8:00pm

Call (610) 601-8702 or email adr@daylesford.org to register.

 

July 17-22, 2022

“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Maryknoll Mission Institute
P.O. Box 311
Maryknoll, NY 10545

Contact: Peg Donovan, MM, mdonovan@mksisters.org, 914-941-0783 EXT 5671

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June 27-July 2, 2022

“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”

Guided Summer Retreat with Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

St. Joseph Villa Retreat & Renewal Center
81 Lynn Ave.
Hampton Bays, NY 11946

Contact: Kerry Handal, CSJ, 646-552-5136, handal@csjbrentwood.org

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June 12-17, 2022

“Images of God in Teilhard and Merton”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Francis House of Prayer
84 Walnford Road
Allentown, NJ 08501

Contact: Marcy Springer, SSJ, 609-877-0509 fhop@verizon.net

Flyer

 

MAY 21, 2022

American Teilhard Association Annual Event

Online at 12 pm – 2:00 pm EDT

Keynote Address:

“Teilhard, Einstein, and the Meaning of Time”

Keynote speaker: John F. Haught, PhD,
author of God after Einstein: What’s Really Going on in the Universe?

Panel Discussion:
The Impact of Teilhard on my Personal and Professional Life

Moderated by Andrew Del Rossi, ThD

Featuring:
Celia Ashton, OCD, DDS
Joshua Canzona, PhD
Rev. Catherine Amy Kropp, MDiv, STM
Elizabeth Osgood, CND, PhD, PEng

Watch the recording.

 

MARCH 29, 2022

“Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Sir Julian Huxley: A Tale of Two Friends”

With Rasoul Sorkhabi

Online at 7pm EST

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MARCH 24, 2022

“Emerging Spirituality in a Chaotic World”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Online at 7:00 – 8:30pm

St. Francis Center for Renewal Twilight Retreat
395 Bridle Path Road
Bethlehem, PA 18017

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MARCH 11, 2022

“Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ with Teilhard de Chardin”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Online at 10:00am – 3:00pm

Lindenwood Retreat and Conference Center
9601 Union Rd.
Plymouth, IN

Part of the series: “Women Who Knew God; Men Who Knew God”

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MARCH 6, 2022

“Emerging Spirituality in a Chaotic World”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

9:30am – 2:30pm

In person and on Zoom

Francis House of Prayer
84 Walnford Road
Allentown, NJ 08501

Contact: Marcy Springer, SSJ, 609-877-0509, fhop@verizon.net, www.FHOP.org

Flyer

 

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

“Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Bernard Lonergan: The Great Work of our Time”

Anne Marie Dalton, PhD

Online at 7pm EST

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2021

DECEMBER 2, 2021

GOD FROM THE MACHINE: Consciousness, Artificial Intelligence, and Divine Presence

Joshua Canzona, PhD

7:00 pm EST

SugarLoaf Campus of Chestnut Hill College
9230 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118

in person and livestream

Free and open to the public

Flyer

 

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

KNOWLEDGE IN PURSUIT OF TRUTH: Édouard Le Roy and the Twentieth-Century French Intellectual Community as Inspiration for the Science and Religion Conversation in Twenty-First-Century America

Laura Eloe, PhD

7:00 pm EST

SugarLoaf Campus of Chestnut Hill College
9230 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19118

In person and livestream

Free and open to the public

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BEGINS SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

CATCHING FIRE! Spiritual Transformation and Evolutionary Process: Teilhard’s Vision of Becoming

Anita Wood, DMin

Wednesday Evenings

September 22, 2021 to November 17, 2021 and January 5, 2022 to February 23, 2022
6:30 pm to 8:00 EDT/EST
ZOOM event

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BEGINS SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Deeptime Leadership & Personal Empowerment Program

Nine-month online hosted by Deeptime Network.

Beginning September 22nd, the Deeptime Network will offer a nine-month program on Deeptime Leadership & Personal Empowerment. Deeptime Network draws on the work of Thomas Berry and Journey of the Universe, among other sources. Presenters include Stephan Martin, Brian Swimme, Ursula Goodenough, Coleen & Duane Elgin, Gail Worcelo, Herman Greene, Robert Athickal, Yona Frenchhawk, Matt Cobb, Mary Evelyn Tucker, and many others. The program offers a certificate and professional development hours, and it includes three modules: 1. Introducing the New Cosmology, 2. Applying the New Cosmology, and 3. Deeptime Leadership Practicum. Join the full program or individual modules.

Learn more here.

 

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Seeing the World from Another Center: Teilhard and Contemplation through the Energies of Love

A Zoom Conversation with Ilia Delio & Cynthia Bourgeault

4:00pm – 5:30 pm ET

 

SEPTEMBER 18, 2021

“Journey of the Universe” as a New Story for Our Times: Assessing the Contributions of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Thomas Berry

Presented by John Grim and Sam King

9:30am – 2:00pm

Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center
229 East Litchfield Road
Litchfield, CT 06759

 

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

PSYCHO-SPIRITUAL UNION:

Integrating Spirituality and Psychology in Teilhard, Jung, and Assogioli: A Discussion

Andrew Del Rossi, ThD

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT

Zoom meeting with breakout room discussions
Free and open to the public

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JUNE 12, 2021

2021 American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

“Teilhard de Chardin: Hope in the Future”

Cynthia Bourgeault will speak about “Teilhard de Chardin: The Sphere of the Person.”

Short presentations will also be given by Louis Savary, Marie Josèphe Conchon, and Marie Bayon de la Tour.

12:00pm – 2:00pm EDT
Online event

Learn more and watch the recording here.

 

APRIL 26, 2021

“Teilhard’s Mystical Path”

Presentation by Sr. Kathy Duffy, SSJ, PhD

6pm Eastern Time

This event can be attended online or in-person.

St. Francis Retreat House
3918 Chipman Road
Easton, PA 18045

 

MARCH 27, 2021

“Teilhard Today”

Presentation by Sally Campbell Woodhall, M.A.

9:30am – 3:00pm

Wisdom House Retreat & Conference Center
229 East Litchfield Road
Litchfield, CT, 06759

 

JANUARY 20, 27, FEBRUARY 3, 10, 2021

“Catching Fire! Spiritual Transformation and Evolutionary Process: Teilhard’s Vision of Becoming”

Facilitator: Anita Wood, M.Ed.

6:30 pm to 8:30 EST

“Catching Fire!” is a group process that blends contemplative prayer, reflection, and dialogue for the purpose of spiritual growth. It is based on Teilhard’s assumption that, when people gather together for shared purpose, they have greater potential to increase in consciousness and co-evolve society.

Participants must commit to all four two-hour sessions. The fee to cover all four two-hour sessions is $50. Space is limited and registration is required.

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association.

2020

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

“Evolution’s God? Teilhard de Chardin and the Varieties of Process Theology”

Lecture by Donald Wayne Viney, PhD
Professor of Philosophy
Pittsburg State University, Pittsburg, KS

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EST

Summary: In 1953, Teilhard asked, “Who at last will give evolution its God?” His own endeavor to answer that question often bears striking similarities to the process theism of his contemporaries, Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne. Yet, the differences can also be striking. All three are rightly classified as promoting versions of process theology, but they show by their divergences that process thought, especially process theism, is far from yielding a monolithic viewpoint on the theistic question.

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association.

View materials from this event:

YouTube Recording
PowerPoint
Song

 

OCTOBER 28, 2020

“Teilhard and the Feminine” Group Discussion

7:00 pm – 8:30 pm EDT

Participants will prepare for this Zoom discussion by reading “Pere Teilhard de Chardin and the Feminine,” a paper recently written by Teilhard’s grandniece, Marie Bayon de la Tour. The meeting will begin with a short introduction. Participants will then be sent to breakout rooms for discussion. Participants will then return to share with the group as a whole.

Co-sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association.

 

JUNE 6, 2020

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

Zoom Meeting

10:30am-12pm – Board Meeting

1:00-3:15 pm – Afternoon presentations

Topic: “Voices of the Great Work Inspired by Teilhard”

Speakers: Jennifer Morgan, Kathleen Deignan, Imogene Drummond, Angela Manno, Mary Coelho, Sam Guarnaccia, Rev. Nancy Wright, Br. Kevin Cawley, Santiago Aranda, and Frank and Mary Frost.

Watch recordings of the meeting here.

2019

DECEMBER 6-8, 2019

“Love at the Heart of the Cosmos: Living in Relational Wholeness”

Second annual Omega Center conference, in collaboration with the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College

Commonwealth Chateau at SugarLoaf

Chestnut Hill College
Philadelphia, PA

Speakers: Sr. Ilia Delio, Ursula King, John F. Haught, Sr. Kathleen Duffy, and Cynthia Bourgeault

Event page

 

SEPTEMBER 16, OCTOBER 14, AND NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Reading Circle of Teilhard’s Struggle: Embracing the Work of Evolution by Kathleen Duffy

The Reading Circle usually meets on the second Monday of the month from 6:30-8:00pm.

Chestnut Hill College
Logue Library, Morton Room
9601 Germantown Ave
Philadelphia, PA

All are welcome! If you are interested in joining, email: Institute4RS@chc.edu

 

OCTOBER 8, 2019

“Emergence of Religion in Human Evolution: Lessons from Neuroscience; Lessons from the Hearth”

Lecture by Christopher J. Corbally, PhD, SJ and Margaret Boone Rappaport, PhD

7-9pm

Chestnut Hill College
SugarLoaf Campus, Commonwealth Chateau
9200 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College

Event page

 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

“God’s Cosmic Experiment: Teilhard’s Perspective on Evolution”

Lecture by Louis M. Savary, PhD, STD

1-4pm

Chestnut Hill College
SugarLoaf Campus, Commonwealth Chateau
9200 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA

Sponsored by the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College

Event page

 

JULY 24-29, 2019

“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”jericho

Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Jericho House, Youth Leadership, Justice & Spirituality Centre
10845 Rathfon Road
Port Colborne, ON, Canada, L3K 5V4

Contact: Brother Bill, 905-834-0553, leadership@jerichohouse.org

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JULY 14-19, 2019

“Teilhard and Struggle: Drawn to the Road of Fire”

Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Maryknoll Sisters Mission Institute
10 Pinesbridge Road
Ossining, NY

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JUNE 9-14, 2019

“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”

Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Villa Maria Education and Spiritual Center
2067 Evergreen Road
Villa Maria, PA

Contact: Jane Marie Kudlacz, HM, 724-964-8886

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MAY 19-24, 2019

“Teilhard and Struggle: Drawn to the Road of Fire”

Retreat with Sr. Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Francis House of Prayer
38 Springside Road
Rancocas, NJ

Contact: Marcy Springer, SSJ, 609-877-0509, fhop@verizon.net

Flyer

 

MAY 4, 2019

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

The Cathedral of St John the Divine
Synod House (at the corner of 110th and Amsterdam)
New York City, NY, USA
Transportation: Subway to 116th Street and Broadway

10am-12pm – Board Meeting
12:00-1:30pm – Lunch
1:30-3:00pm – Talk and discussion with John Grim and Mary Evelyn Tucker

Special guest Paul Winter will play. Paul will be presented with the Thomas Berry Award at the annual meeting, in honor of his years of dedication to the Great Work and the flourishing of the Earth Community.

We will celebrate the 10th anniversary year of Thomas Berry’s passing with the publication of a new book from Columbia University Press: Thomas Berry: A Biography, by Mary Evelyn Tucker, John Grim, and Andrew Angyal.

Flyer

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February 3, 1:00 – 3:00 pm: a free screening of the Emmy award-winning film Journey of the Universe. This stunning HD film is an epic journey connecting the cosmos, the earth, and human transformation.

February 17, 1:00 – 3:00 pm: a panel discussion with John Grim and Mary Coelho.

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2018

AUGUST 18-23, 2018

“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”

Retreat with Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Enders Island Retreat Center
Mystic, CT, USA

See more information here.

 

JULY 28, 2018

“Emergent Universe Oratorio”

Villanova University Church
Villanova, PA, USA

7:30pm

This performance is part of the 4th International Big History Association conference, “Big History, Big Future: A Cosmic Perspective” on July 26-29, 2018.

See more details in ORIGINS: The Bulletin of the International Big History Association. 

 

MAY 19, 2018

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

Union Theological Seminary
Refectory
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY

12pm – Lunch
1:45pm – Talk

“Drawn to Follow the Road of Fire: Teilhard and Struggle”

Speaker: Kathleen Duffy, SSJ (Chestnut Hill College)

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2017

JUNE 25 – JULY 1, 2017

“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling into the Cosmic Christ”

Retreat with Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Maris Stella Retreat Center
Harvey Cedars, NJ, USA

Contact: Sisters Jeanne Goyette, OP, 973.403.3300×2203 or Kathleen Duffy, SSJ kduffy@chc.edu

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2016

JUNE 12-17, 2016

“Teilhard’s Mysticism: Spiraling Into the Cosmic Christ”

With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ, PhD

Maryknoll Mission Institute
Maryknoll, NY, USA

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MAY 14, 2016

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY

12pm – Lunch (Refectory)
1:45pm – Talk (Chapel)

“Teilhard de Chardin and World Religions: Ultra Catholic or Ultra Human?”

Speaker: Ilia Delio

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2015

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

“Following the ‘Road of Fire’: The Emergence of Teilhard de Chardin’s Panchristic Mysticism during the First World War”

Lecture by Ursula King, PhD, Professor Emerita of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Bristol

7pm

Chestnut Hill College
Sugarloaf Hill Campus Commonwealth Chateau
9230 Germantown Avenue
Philadelphia, PA, USA

Video

 

SEPTEMBER 11-12, 2015

“Living in the Divine Milieu”

With Ursula King, PhD, FRSA

Wisdom House Retreat and Conference Center
Litchfield, CT
http://www.wisdomhouse.org

Pierre Teilhard de Chardin realized the heart of God pulsates in all creation. Using Teilhard’s vision, participants will be energized to respect the presence of the Spirit in the diversity of creation, other people, and to work for justice and peace in our modern world.

 

MAY 16, 2015

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY

12pm – Lunch
1:45pm – Talk

“Teilhard, Religion, and Big History: A Look Inside”

Speaker: John Haught, Georgetown University

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MAY 1, 2015

“Cosmic, Human, and Divine: A Dialogue with Pierre Teilhard de Chardin and Raimon Panikkar”

Lecture by Ursula King

California Institute of Integral Studies
Namaste Hall
1453 Mission St.
San Francisco, CA

4pm

Flyer

 

APRIL 28-30, 2015

“Teilhard de Chardin: Pioneer in the Dialogue Between Religion and Science”

3 Lectures by Dr. Ursula King, University of Bristol

April 28 at 7pm: Jesuit School of Theology, Gesu Chapel, Berkeley, CA

April 29 at 7:30pm: Santa Clara University, Mission Church, Santa Clara, CA

April 30 at 7:30pm: Stanford University, Memorial Church, Stanford, CA

These events are free and open to the public.

 

APRIL 10, 2015

“The Mass on the World” by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

With Leandro Sequeiros

Centro San Hipolito
Cordova, Andalusia, Spain

8:30pm

 

APRIL 9, 2015

Teilhard de Chardin: His Importance in the 21st Century

With John F. Haught, James F. Salmon, Kathleen Duffy, John Grim, Ilia Delio, and Frank Frost

Georgetown University
37th & O Streets, NW
Washington, DC

3pm

Flyer

For additional information, please contact Samuel Wagner at Samuel.Wagner@georgetown.edu or 202-687-4005.

http://fore.yale.edu/calendar/item/teilhard-de-chardin-his-importance-in-the-21st-century/ 

 

APRIL 8, 2015

A l’occasion du 60ème anniversaire du décès du Père Teilhard

Eglise Saint Ignace
35 rue de Sèvres
Paris, France

6:30

Following the mass, talks will be given by Marie Bayon de La Tour, Marie-Jeanne Coutagne and François Euvé s.j.

2014

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

“Pursuing the Truth: Teilhard de Chardin and the Benedictine Tradition”

Lecture by David Grumett of the University of Edinburgh

Saint Anselm College
Location on Campus: TBA
100 Saint Anselm Drive
Manchester, NH

4-5pm

This lecture is part of the 125th Anniversary Celebration of Saint Anselm College.

Contact: Bede Bidlack, BBidlack@anselm.edu

 

MAY 16-17, 2014

“Renewing the Face of the Earth: The Insights of Teilhard de Chardin on the Eucharist, Compassion and Suffering”

With Louis Savary

River’s Edge
3430 Rocky River Dr.
Cleveland, OH

Friday, May 16, 7-9pm
“Christianity and Evolution: The Vision of Fr. Pierre Teihard de Chardin, S.J.”
(Keynote by Louis Savary)

Saturday, May 17, 9am-4pm

 

MAY 3, 2014

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY

12pm – Lunch
1:45pm – Talk

“Teilhard’s Thought: Growing the Tradition Forward”

Speaker: Elizabeth Johnson

For any tradition to have a vibrant future, it needs to keep on growing in dialogue with historical and cultural changes. This lecture will explore areas where such development could serve to open Teilhard’s thought and vision to more robust use by 21st century theology.

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2013

SEPTEMBER 15, 2013

“Emergent Universe Oratorio Premiere”

Breeding Barn at Shelburne Farms
Shelburne, VT

3pm

Composition by Sam Guarnaccia
Visual art by Cameron Davis

Mary Evelyn Tucker and John Grim will participate in the Premiere.

The Oratorio Premiere is co-hosted by collaborative partners Shelburne Farms and All Souls Interfaith Gathering. It is a project of 2020 Strategies, is supported by grants from the Argosy Foundation, the Puffin Foundation, and sponsored by the American Teilhard Association.

For more information, call 802 734 0279 or visit:
http://www.samguarnaccia.com/emergentuniverseoratorio/premiere.php

 

MAY 11, 2013

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting

Union Theological Seminary
3041 Broadway at 121st St.
New York City, NY

12pm – Lunch
1:30pm – Talk

“The Teilhardian Roots of Journey of the Universe

Speaker: Mary Evelyn Tucker, American Teilhard Association Vice President and
Co-director, Yale Forum on Religion and Ecology

Flyer for ATA 2013 Annual Meeting

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APRIL 4, 2009

American Teilhard Association Annual Meeting
Teilhard: The Anthropic Principle and Intelligent Design

Speaker Thomas M. King, SJ
Venue Union Theological Seminary

2008

2005

Commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of Teilhard’s Death in NYC Easter 1955

In April of 2005 the American Teilhard Association, in collaboration with the French and British Teilhard Associations and other partnering institutions, begins a yearlong commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the death of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin (1881-1955) in New York City. One of the leading thinkers of the 20th century, Teilhard integrated his scientific understanding of evolution with his religious understanding of the “divine milieu.” His vision of the human as part of a dynamic unfolding universe is expressed in his classic text, The Human Phenomenon. As an accomplished scientist and as a person of deep religious conviction, Teilhard was himself a pioneer in bridging religion and science. He was as well a visionary capable of imagining a viable and vibrant human future.

In advance of his time and in the midst of great turmoil Teilhard perceived an emerging global consciousness. This was consistent with his understanding of evolution that would unify the human spirit despite the disruptions of war and conflict evident in the first half of the 20th century. Though exiled from his native homeland and refused permission to publish The Human Phenomenon during his lifetime, Teilhard did not lose his humility or his zest for life. Teilhard’s life and thought provide a remarkable reflection on endurance that arises from meaningful work, a productive life, and an ever-deepening spiritual vision of reality. In addition to his multi-volume scientific work on paleontology completed during his lifetime, Teilhard’s religious writings were eventually published after his death in 1955. With his idea of human consciousness encircling the planet as the noosphere, Teilhard is also credited with anticipating the complex technological connection of human thought now evident in global communications and in the worldwide Internet. Moreover, his thinking regarding the unity of the human has influenced several key founders of the United Nations.

Agenda for April 8th symposium, “The Spirit of the Earth: Global Spirituality and Sustainable Development”