[Editor's Note: this is the fifth article in Sir Raymond de Souza's Teilhard de Chardin series. Here are links to the first four - Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4] Father Pierre Teilhard de Chardin was a firm, enthusiastic believer in the absolute evolution of the species and of the whole universe. He never considered that the second law of thermodynamics disproved evolution as a scientific reality. His enthusiasm made him slide down the dizzying extrapolation ramp that extended … [Read more...]
A Meditation On Logos
Lots of pages were written about the meaning of the Greek word Logos (Λόγος) and I do not plan to add anything here. Christian translators decided to use the basic meaning: Word. That makes a lot of sense because it connects Logos to the words that God used to create everything that is. But Logos means a lot more than that. The sages of ancient Greece did not have the benefit of the Torah. They were no different from the other peoples of antiquity in that they explained everything through … [Read more...]
March 25: The Alpha and the Omega
This week is the holiest week of the year. Through the Passion, suffering, death and resurrection of Our Blessed Lord, the curse of Adam is undone. Our Lord provides the path to salvation through the cross so that we are no longer permanent exiles from Paradise. This year, however, a rare convergence of holy days affords an added perspective. This year, Good Friday falls on March 25, which is the feast of the Annunciation. From the year 1900 until this year, the Annunciation and Good … [Read more...]
