How to overcome death

“We must overcome death by finding God in it. And by the same token, we shall find the divine established in our innermost hearts, in the last stronghold which might have seemed able to withstand him.”

— Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, 1957
Catholic priest, scientist, and philosopher

Today’s Invitation

Overcome death by finding God in it.

This Week’s Query

What do you believe happens after death?

Are you afraid of death? What gives you comfort?

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  • Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J. (1881 – 1955) was a French Jesuit, Catholic priest, scientist, paleontologist, philosopher, mystic, and teacher. Teilhard de Chardin investigated the theory of evolution from a perspective influenced by Henri Bergson and Christian mysticism, writing multiple scientific and religious works on the subject. His mainstream scientific achievements include his palaeontological research in China, taking part in the discovery of the significant Peking Man fossils from the Zhoukoudian cave complex near Beijing.

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