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A Way of a Pilgrim: Listener Questions

A Way of a Pilgrim: Listener Questions

In this episode, Kirsten and Jim answer listener questions from Season 9, focusing on the teachings of the Way of a

Daily Meditations

Not for Ourselves Alone 

Not for Ourselves Alone 

What was given to you freely, you must give away freely. —Matthew 10:8  Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these Steps, we tried to carry this message to…

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Breathing Under Water Online Course

Learn to live more freely in God’s abundant grace and love. Embark on a spiritual study of the 12 Steps through the lens of Richard Rohr’s book, “Breathing Under Water.” 

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Registration is Open for Mystical Sobriety

This fall, beloved author and podcast host James Finley guides Mystical Sobriety, an online course offering wisdom for releasing the pain of the past — including four LIVE calls with James. 

“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

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Richard Rohr on Embracing Transformation

In this video from Richard Rohr, viewers are invited to reframe their understanding of Biblical fire — moving away from a punitive definition for fire and embracing a refiner’s fire. 

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

—JAMES FINLEY

CAC NEWS

Discovering Pathways to the True Self in July’s We Conspire Series

Who are you, really? Whether you have been on a journey to answer this question for years or whether you have just begun, we invite you to join us this month in reflecting on our True Self. From Thomas Merton to Henri Nouwen, contemplative thinkers offer us the possibility that the image of ourselves we present to

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