ULLI and PHCC Present “Love at the Heart of the Cosmos: Living in Relational Wholeness”
A Webinar of the Omega Center Conference, Dec 6-8 (Friday – Sunday)
Adshead Hall
The Omega Center is committed to Teilhard de Chardin’s vision for
“a new religion of the Earth for a new planet of life”
The Omega Center is committed to Teilhard de Chardin’s vision for
“a new religion of the Earth for a new planet of life”
Because of the different nature of this program, there will not be a potluck dinner on
Friday night, but coffee and a light breakfast will be provided for the morning sessions.
We anticipate that people will come and go through the Conference.
The Webinar is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated.
The Webinar is free and open to the public; donations are appreciated.
A full schedule and more information on the speakers and the Omega Center is available at: https://omegacenter.info/conference2019/
Friday Night, December 6th
5:30pm – 5:45pm Introduction and Opening Remarks: Ilia Delio5:45pm – 6:00pm Welcome to Chestnut Hill and Institute for Religion and Science; Speaker Introduction: Kathy Duffy
6:00pm – 7:30pm Evening Lecture: Matthew Fox,
internationally acclaimed spiritual theologian, Episcopal priest, and activist who has awakened millions to the much neglected earth-based mystical tradition of the West, revivifying awareness of Hildegard of Bingen, Meister Eckhart, Thomas Aquinas, and Thomas Merton
7:30pm – 8:15 ULLI Group Discussions led by Ed Olson and Mark Canfield
Saturday, December 7th
7:45am-8:00am Morning Welcome and About Omega Center; Speaker Introduction: Gregory Hansell
8:00am – 9:30am Morning Lecture: Kathy Duffy, SSJ directs the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College, where she is Professor Emeritus of Physics. She is editor of Teilhard Studies and serves on the Advisory Boards of the American Teilhard Association
9:30am – 9:45am Break
9:45am – 11:15pm Teilhard & Centering Prayer: Cynthia Bourgeault, a modern-day mystic, Episcopal priest, writer, and internationally known retreat leader
11:15am – 12:00pm ULLI Group Discussions led by Ed Olson and Mark Canfield
12:00pm – 4:30pm Break
4:30pm – 6:00pm Evening Lecture: John Haught, a theologian of science and religion, providing an analysis of what faith might mean in an age of science
6:00pm -6:45 ULLI Group Discussions led by Ed Olson and Mark Canfield
Sunday, December 8th
7:45am Morning Welcome & Speaker Introduction: Gregory Hansell
8:00am – 9:30am Morning Lecture: Ilia Delio, a Franciscan sister, American theologian, and former scientist who continues the tradition of Teilhard de Chardin through an inspiring and groundbreaking theology at the intersection of religion and science
