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An Online Gathering with Brian McLaren, James Finley, Carmen Acevedo Butcher, and Pico Iyer. Live May 18. Recorded Replay Available.

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Dialogue 3: Hope Dialogue 3: Hope

Dialogue 3: Hope

In this third dialogue session Jim and Kirsten focus on the theme of Hope within the thoughts and teachings of Gabriel Marcel. Resources: The book we will be using this…

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Flourishing Is Mutual Flourishing Is Mutual

Flourishing Is Mutual

If the Sun is the source of flow in the economy of nature, what is the “Sun” of a human gift economy, the source that constantly replenishes the flow of gifts? Maybe it is…

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The Tears of Things Online Course 

Explore wisdom for an age of outrage in our new online course, The Tears of Things: Integrating the Prophetic Path, based on Richard Rohr’s bestselling new book.

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New Release of ONEING

In “ONEING: Loving in a Time of Exile” rediscover the God who exiles nothing, featuring Brian McLaren, Randy S. Woodley, Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer, and more. 

“Contemplation embodies compassion. The more we are transformed in compassion, the more we act with compassion toward others.”

—JAMES FINLEY, CAC FACULTY

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New! Contemplative Practice Video

Take a moment to reflect on the prophetic wisdom of Richard Rohr’s bestselling book, “Tears of Things” through this lectio divina video practice.  

“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 FOUNDER

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Rekindling Our Love for Creation in April’s “We Conspire” Series 

How can contemplation reawaken our love for the earth and one another? In April’s We Conspire series, we explore how contemplation invites kinship across difference and nurtures ecological justice. We reflect on Hildegard of Bingen’s green legacy, hear how the Franciscan Action Network embraces kinship with those

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