Founded in 1987
Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation because he saw a deep need for the integration of both action and contemplation.
Discover the framework of the Cosmic Egg in ONEING, the biannual journal of the Center for Action and Contemplation. This issue, we look closely at the stories that shape our world.
In 2022, join Fr. Richard Rohr on a journey of God as Relationship—with ourselves, each other, and the earth. This year in the Daily Meditations, Fr. Richard explores how all relationships invite us to experience God’s presence more fully with the theme of Nothing Stands Alone.
As fellow travelers on the contemplative path, CAC staff recommendations include a mixture of both classic and recent materials including The Meaning of Mary Magdalene, The Naked Now, and Race and the Cosmos.
Father Richard and a small group of co-founders began the work of the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in a former barracks next to Holy Family Parish in Albuquerque, NM, in 1987. They hosted teach-ins for local activists and faith leaders – on topics like contemplation, liberation theology, and social
