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Connection Is Not Communion: What a week at the ocean taught me about AI, evolution, and being human

I have just returned from a week at the Jersey shore and continue to reflect on my time there. Reflection allows my analytical left brain to slow down and see life from a wider perspective. Each morning, I walked down to the water's edge, where the retreating tide had left the sand dark, firm, and glistening like a held breath. I stood there while the spent waves slid cold over my feet and pulled back again, over and back, as if the ocean were taking my measure. To stand at the edge of the sea is to stand at the edge of yourself. The horizon dissolves the seam between water and sky, and the mind, watching, begins to lose its...
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Truly Human in a Partially Human World

What does it mean to be truly human? Without using philosophical abstractions or complex terminology, I am impelled to reflect on this question, as we celebrate the passion, death and…

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The Logic of Separation: Genocide, War, and the Modern Mind

In my last blog, I discussed the consequences of monotheism with its emphasis on divine ontology and transcendence, the belief that is God is a divine being distinct from us. …

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The Unraveling: How Monotheism Severed Humanity from Its Cosmic Roots

Although countless commentators analyze the crises of our age, I am haunted by a more fundamental question: What conditions have made possible the election of manifestly unfit political leaders across…

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The Great Work of Love: Chaos, Justice, and Divine Evolution

The images emerging from Minnesota—multitudes converging in defiance of bitter winter winds, voices rising in collective lament and resistance—continue to command our attention. These are not merely protests; they are…

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Rewiring Our Lives Together, the Franciscan Way

The Season of Incarnation We are in the season of Incarnation—God becoming flesh. It is a beautiful time of the year that brings out the best of humanity, even in…

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InCarnation: God’s Life is Our Life

Yesterday, I stopped by a local Starbucks for a hot coffee. Outside the store sat a homeless man asking for money and food. I was struck by his appearance—his sad…

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Love and Political Order: The Evolutionary Path to Unity

We live in an age of fragmentation. Politically, we witness the hardening of tribal identities and nationalist divisions. Ecologically, we confront a world torn between exploitation and preservation. Socially, we…

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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…

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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…

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