The Tears of Things: Integrating the Prophetic Path is a self-paced online course based on Richard Rohr's bestselling book of the same name. Discover how your journey through order, disorder, and reorder can ultimately lead you to Universal Love. tinyurl.com/4zfenw7v
Do you have any idea which CAC faculty member wrote these words? Tell us your guess below!
This week in the “Daily Meditations,” we’re exploring the profound relationship between nature and spirituality.
“We cannot access our full intelligence and wisdom without some real connection to nature,” writes Richard Rohr.
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What surprising insights can the Christian liturgical calendar offer us?
In this new “Daily Meditations” video, we hear from author Diana Butler Bass. She sits down with CAC’s Mark Longhurst to discuss themes from her new book “A Beautiful Year.”
At CAC's recent ReVision conference, Brian McLaren highlighted the contemplative witness of the philosopher Boethius (d. 524), a contemporary of Benedict of Nursia.
Explore excerpts from that presentation in today's meditation. buff.ly/4kStM8E
What does it mean to fall into wisdom? Falling Upward empowers us to shift beyond the ego and towards our true purpose. buff.ly/czvMcqE
Featuring Richard Rohr, this online course guides us through moments of great love and great suffering towards spiritual maturity.
In April’s “News from New Mexico” newsletter, explore opportunities for personal transformation, including The Divine Exchange online course and our virtual event Have We Been Here Before? Ancient Wisdom for Days of Disruption buff.ly/9ycmJE2
"What do you do with Christianity when it has become enmeshed with authoritarian politics and corrupted by violence?"
Today, Carmen Acevedo Butcher describes the fruit of Benedict’s contemplative withdrawal as an active renewal of community. buff.ly/1MbFwv4
In today's meditation, Richard Rohr considers how Jesus calls us to be liberated from the agendas of our inflated egos. Fr. Richard explains that understanding Jesus’s teachings on power is the key to reforming Christianity and other power structures. buff.ly/MkHJSgP
Join us this week as we explore contemplation, liberation, and action in our “Daily Meditations.” buff.ly/iTc6QPB
In today's reflection, Richard Rohr uses the images of a lever and a place to stand to explain why social transformation needs both action and contemplation.
“If we dare surrender to the God of Universal Love and Peace right now, then we can go forth into the world of violence and war, without fear, worry, anxiety, or anger, and be transforming agents of loving nonviolence.” —Fr. John Dear buff.ly/p721oap
In a new episode of the “Everything Belongs” podcast, Fr. Richard Rohr and guest Russ Hudson explore the difference between sin and woundedness, and how shifting from guilt to compassion changes everything.
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Tune in to our new episode of “Turning to the Mystics.” James Finley reflects on St. Thérèse of Lisieux's “little way,” which invites us to move beyond striving and instead embrace the sacredness of our own simplicity. buff.ly/KY88xoa
“Everyone has borne witness to the excruciating pain of the cross, the consequences of daring to defy empire, and the cost of declaring Jesus as Messiah.” —Yolanda Pierce buff.ly/AUssWUf
“Easter joy is not the feeling that everything has been fixed. It is not happiness, resolution, or emotional closure. Easter joy is the ability to live in Christian anticipation and trust — patiently and imperfectly.” —Kate Bowler buff.ly/7xi6OGQ
Explore how ancient spiritual teachings can offer a new way of living at “Have We Been Here Before? Ancient Wisdom for Days of Disruption.”
Join us live online on May 3 — or watch the recorded replay — to discover how to face uncertainty with grounding. buff.ly/T0MhiYC
“Easter is the feast of hope. This is the feast that says God will have the last word and that God’s final judgment is resurrection. God will turn all that we maim and destroy and hurt and punish into life and beauty.” —Richard Rohr buff.ly/AiU1OX3
“He isn’t here! He is risen.” —Matthew 28:6
Today, we celebrate Easter Sunday and the resurrection of Jesus! We invite you to listen to this 2019 Easter homily from Richard Rohr entitled “Everything Will Be Alright in the End.” buff.ly/VSs7MoF
What would it mean to choose silence and solitude today, on Holy Saturday? buff.ly/vshQkED
“The most universal spiritual practice found in all the world religions… is silence.… We're all being given an opportunity to choose silence and solitude,” explains Fr. Richard Rohr.
Today, as we celebrate Good Friday, we're reminded that “death is not the last word.” buff.ly/ZR5X1gv
In this video, we hear from the late Dr. Barbara Holmes. She describes how she is able to trust in the promises of the Divine One who says, “I am with you always.”
Richard Rohr shares that “[Jesus], you are my life and you are also my death. You are my beauty, you are my possibility, and you are my full self.” buff.ly/F43qs85
In what ways do you relate to these words? Comment here with your perspective.
Maundy Thursday is when we remember Jesus’ Last Supper. Today, we invite you to find “a soft word in a hard world.”
In this podcast episode, explore how crises call us into communal practices. Listeners are invited to embrace darkness as a womb of rebirth. buff.ly/AHcoMX7
Listen to our Season 13 premiere of “Turning to the Mystics!” buff.ly/KY88xoa
In this episode, Dr. James Finley introduces the new mystic we’ll turn to — meet St. Thérèse of Lisieux, whose teachings on the “Little Way” can help us find God in ordinary life.
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Discover new insights from ancient and modern prophets in The Tears of Things: Integrating the Prophetic Path — a self-paced online course based on the teachings of Fr. Richard Rohr.
In this NEW episode of “Turning to the Mystics,” James Finley reflects on “The Story of a Soul” by St. Thérèse of Lisieux, exploring how divine love is experienced through ordinary life.
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In this meditation, Richard Rohr identifies the human impulse to solve problems by blaming others and describes the “scapegoating mechanism.” buff.ly/cukhsKu
Through this week’s “Daily Meditations,” explore how we tend to either play the victim or victimize another.
Contemplative practice gradually rewires our brains to perceive and respond to reality with love. Where do you think this contemplative wisdom originated from? Share your guess in the comments.
In this month's “We Conspire,” explore how tears and contemplative practice can open your heart to greater love and compassion. Through personal stories, prayer practices, and reflective insights, discover how pain can become a doorway to transformation. buff.ly/4bloy6Q
Our final Lent Sit Meditation will prepare your heart for Good Friday and Easter Sunday on Friday, March 27. We'll begin with a brief teaching from a CAC faculty member, followed by twenty minutes of relaxed breathing, and a closing reflection. buff.ly/FqD9ouP
In The Divine Exchange: Living in Sacred Rhythm, discover a contemplative path rooted in Christian Wisdom. Through teachings from Cynthia Bourgeault, you’ll find sacred moments within ordinary life.
This is a self-paced online course; revisit it at any time! buff.ly/grqju2L