The British Teilhard Network

The British Teilhard Network promotes the work and vision of the priest-scientist Pierre Teilhard de Chardin – a vision of love, of fire, of convergence, of a world in evolution energised by spirit, a vision of dynamism and direction – of a universe in movement towards its ultimate consummation or completion in a ‘universal cosmic centre’ or ‘centre of centres’.
Where are we heading?
What is the meaning of life?
Teilhard gives answers to these questions based on deep thought, reflection and mystical insight.
Are you on a quest that makes sense in our world – a world of change, a cosmos in evolution? If you are, this is the site for you.

THIS MONTH’S RECOMMENDED ARTICLE
For Teilhard, the answer to the world’s mysteries is love – US Catholic – 23 October 2025
French Jesuit palaeontologist and theologian Pierre Teilhard de Chardin’s cosmic vision can guide our life in Christ. In Laudato Si’ (On Care for Our Common Home), Pope Francis explicitly evoked the Christo-cosmic vision of Teilhard de Chardin, writing that the “ultimate destiny of the universe is in the fullness of God, which has already been attained by the risen Christ, the measure of the maturity of all things”.
https://uscatholic.org/articles/202510/for-teilhard-the-answer-to-the-worlds-mysteries-is-love/

THIS MONTH’S RECOMMENDED BOOK
Just Trust Life: A Journey with Teilhard de Chardin by Christine M Tracy – Iphis – March 2025
“In this gritty memoir about tackling life’s challenges with the promise of transcendence, Teilhardian scholar Christine M. Tracy illustrates how seemingly chance encounters with Teilhard’s work catalyzed her emotional and spiritual expansion. To read Just Trust Life is to receive a download of Teilhard’s mystical energy – his love as an evolutionary force. Yet this book is much more than a poetic and practical introduction to the life and teachings of this revered mystic..”