Become Poor
Ilia Delio, OSF
August 10, 2025
How do we center ourselves in the love of God? Clare’s answer is simple and disarming: Become poor.
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Ilia Delio, OSF
Ilia Delio, OSF is a Franciscan Sister of Washington, DC and American theologian specializing in the area of science and religion, with interests in evolution, physics and neuroscience and the importance of these for theology.
Clare’s Spiritual Genius
Ilia Delio, OSF
August 9, 2025
To know God is to know the human person since the mystery of God is the human person.
Creation Is a Ladder to God
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 6, 2025
Penance, poverty, humility and compassion were the values that forged Francis into a “cosmic brother,” one who was related to all creatures and to the elements of creation.
St. Francis Encounters the Crucified Christ
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 5, 2025
The Franciscan path to God is an inversion of monastic values. Rather than fleeing the world to find God, God is to be found in
God of Overflowing Love
Ilia Delio, OSF
May 11, 2025
The goal of prayer is to make Jesus Christ alive in the believer. To bring Christ to life is the way to peace.
Prayer Lifts Us Up
Ilia Delio, OSF
May 10, 2025
Prayer lifts us out of the doldrums of mediocrity and complacency and draws us into the mystery of Christ.
Open to a Future in God
Ilia Delio, OSF
May 4, 2025
We are invited into relationship with God who loves us and is faithful to us even when the world around us seems to fail.