Friendship and Self-Giving Love
Ilia Delio, OSF
October 30, 2024
For Clare of Assisi, friendship with Christ entailed a friendship of self-giving love.
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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.
Sinners, Too, Have Souls
Ilia Delio, OSF
October 28, 2024
The centrality of the Crucified in the life of Francis suggests that Francis became a friend of Christ because he sought to follow Jesus who lived out of depth of love in obedience to the Father.
Gaze upon a Loving God
Ilia Delio, OSF
October 23, 2024
When you agree to live simply, you have little to protect and no desire for acquisition, even for acquisition of any “moral capital.”
‘Inwardly Cleansed, Interiorly Enlightened’
Ilia Delio, OSF
September 21, 2024
Francis kindled his desire for God by constantly striving to overcome obstacles in his life that prevented him from relationship with God.
Everything Is Sacred
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 19, 2024
Everything is sacred. The entire creation, including every person, is a sacrament of God.
The Humility of Francis
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 16, 2024
To describe God as “humble” may seem outrageous or even scandalous. Who could stake one’s life on a humble God?
Reckless in Love
Ilia Delio, OSF
July 10, 2024
The simplest way to describe God’s poverty and humility is in terms of love. Love gives itself away—this is God’s poverty.