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Seeing Nature Like a Lover (Part 2) With Miriam Smith
What shapes the connection between your inner and outer landscapes? On the second part of seeing nature like a lover, Brian interviews a non-profit leader in sustainable…
Daily Meditations
Dancing with Doom
The earth was entrusted to us in order that it be mother for us, capable of giving to each one what is necessary to live.…The earth is generous and holds nothing back from those…
online education
Explore God’s Heart in The Divine Exchange
Featuring Cynthia Bourgeault, this online course guides students in cultivating a daily wisdom rhythm that leads to fuller participation in the sacred relationship between human and Divine.
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“Contemplation embodies compassion. The more we are transformed in compassion, the more we act with compassion toward others.”
—JAMES FINLEY
what’s new
New! Conversations on Our Shared Divinity
In Season 5 of The Cosmic We podcast, Dr Barbara Holmes hosts leading voices in spirituality to explore our shared responsibility for listening and acting with an open heart.
“There is a deep relationship between the inner revolution of prayer and the transformation of social structures and social consciousness. Our hope lies in the fact that meditation is going to change the society that we live in, just as it has changed us.”
—RICHARD ROHR
CAC NEWS
Living Simply and Sustainably in April’s We Conspire series
What if St. Francis and St. Clare arrived on your doorstep in 2024? What would these medieval counterculture icons think of how you spend your time—how you treat our earth? In April’s We Conspire series, we hear reflections from those applying Franciscan wisdom to the crisis in our modern world. While many
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