American Teilhard Association

FILM DEBUT! TEILHARD: Visionary Scientist
2024-05-19
Film Debut Announcement!
TEILHARD: Visionary Scientist
by filmmakers Frank and Mary Frost
The new 2-hour biography of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, TEILHARD: Visionary
Scientist, produced by Frank and Mary Frost, is ready for broadcast! This film tells the
story of an early 20th Century French Jesuit priest and scientist, who, in relentless
pursuit of the everlasting on earth, encounters fame, love, and implacable opposition
from his church. The film weaves together, largely in Teilhard’s own words, themes from
his life, including scientific adventure, the search for meaning, unresolved conflict with
authority, the primacy of spirit, and the power of love.
BROADCAST DEBUT: May 19, 2024, at 4pm (EDT) on Maryland Public Television
(MPT) NATIONAL STREAMING: May 20, 2024, on the free PBS App, continuing for 2
years

Lenten Book Study: The Future of Man
2024-02-15 18:30 - 20:00 UTC
Our newest book study will be The Future of Man by Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, lead by Andrew Del Rossi. As we continue our journey with scientist and mystic Teilhard de Chardin, we will explore this collection of his essays written over the time of thirty years. Presented in chronological order, the essays contained in The Future of Man explore topics such as globalization, spiritual implications of atomic warfare, the likelihood of life on other planets, the viability of peace on Earth, and the existence of an “Ultra-Human.”
Thursday evenings from 6:30-8:00pm EST.
February 15-April 4, 2024
Please email andrew.delrossi@gmail.com to register with the subject line “BOOK STUDY.”

Growing in Radiance with Teilhard de Chardin
2024-02-09 00:00 - 2024-02-11 00:00
With Kathleen Duffy, SSJ
Francis House of Prayer
84 Walnford Road
Allentown, NJ 08501
One of the most important capacities for those of us who wish to live a truly mystical life is the ability to see. Openness to the other and to the many sensations in our immediate surroundings deepens our ability to access the radiance of Matter’s inner face as well as our capacity to respond to the Divine Presence we encounter within. As we engage passages from Teilhard’s mystical writings, we come to know the Cosmic Christ as the source of all Radiance drawing the human family toward the light and stirring up passionate desire to join in the work of creation.
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Exploration with Teilhard: Leading from the Emergent Future
2024-01-16 19:00 - 2024-04-11 20:00
Led by Sam and Paula Guarnaccia, we will explore and discuss the value of Teilhard’s thinking for the present day. As we focus on the emerging future with the multiple crises of catastrophic biodiversity loss and climate emergency, why study Teilhard? What does he have to offer our modern world dilemmas? Is there power and possibility for humanity’s transformation in exploring Teilhard’s extraordinary sense of reverence, awe, and devotion—his love of beauty, and his fascination with music, “the magic of sound” and its power to evoke deep emotion, inspiration, and an experience of the ‘divine’?
Thursday evenings 7:00-8:00pm EST
Upcoming meetings: February 8, March 14, and April 11.
Please email pguarnac@gmail.com to register.

Reading Circle: Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu
2024-01-16 00:00 - 2024-04-15 00:00
This year, the Institute for Religion and Science at Chestnut Hill College and the American Teilhard Association plan to sponsor Reading Circle on Zoom on the second Monday and Wednesday of each month. Both monthly 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.
We will be reading Teilhard’s The Divine Milieu. During the meeting, we will use a Lectio Divina style, reading and discussing the material together slowly and thoughtfully.
Here are the dates and tentative topics for the next three months:
February 12 and 14: PART TWO Section 3, part A and B
March 11 and 13: PART TWO: Section 3, part C and D
April 8 and 10: PART TWO: General Remarks on Asceticism, Sections 1
May 13 and 15: PART TWO: General Remarks on Asceticism, Sections 2 and 3
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.edu stating your interest.
