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Join Richard Rohr for a conversation on The Universal Christ: An Archetype for Everything. Christ is much larger and older than Jesus or Christianity. The Christ is always and everywhere. Register to watch the replay for as little as $1.

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CAC offers self-paced, online courses to support spiritual formation. Deepen your understanding of Fr. Richard Rohr’s teachings through guided study and reflection. Registration is now open for Immortal Diamond and Breathing Under Water.

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Receive Richard Rohr’s free daily or weekly emails. Fr. Richard’s meditations help us rediscover Christianity’s essential, contemplative teachings and rebuild our spirituality “From the Bottom Up.”

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The spring issue of Oneing features both scholarly reflections and stories of transformative experiences from Paula D’Arcy, Wm Paul Young, Cynthia Bourgeault, Sam Shriver, poet David Whyte, and many others.

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Enjoy Richard Rohr’s homilies here or find his podcast on iTunes. Fr. Richard speaks occasionally at his local parish, Holy Family Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico. His short sermons are recorded and made available by the CAC.

Francis and Clare found freedom living “on the edge of the inside,” moving where the outcasts, poor, and marginalized lived. — Richard Rohr Read Franciscan Spirituality: Week 3 Summary

In the Franciscan worldview, the Christ can be found everywhere. Nothing is secular or profane. — Richard Rohr Read The Whole World Is Our Cloister

The job of religion is to help people act effectively and compassionately from an inner centeredness and connection with God. — Richard Rohr Read Action and Contemplation

If your spiritual practice doesn’t lead you to some acts of concrete caring or service, then you have every reason not to trust it. — Richard Rohr Read The Left Hand of God

As compassion and sympathy flow out of us to any marginalized person for whatever reason, wounds are bandaged—both theirs and ours. — Richard Rohr Read Field Hospital on the Edge of the Battlefield

We need all three sets of eyes in a healthy culture and a healthy religion. Without them, we only deepen and perpetuate our problems. — Richard Rohr Read The Third Eye

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“Love and justice are not two. Without inner change, there can be no outer change; without collective change, no change matters.”

"The mystery of Christ is much bigger than Christianity. Jesus came to reveal something that has always been true everywhere—for everyone—and for all time."

"Trinity is a pattern in the very fabric of reality—coded into all of creation. It offers a fresh understanding of a creative and contemplative engagement in the world."

"To be transformed is to look out at reality from a new source and center, seeing things in a larger and more holistic way."

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