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Turning to Gabriel Marcel

Welcome to Season 11 of Turning to the Mystics. This season we are turning to philosopher Gabriel Marcel for spiritual guidance. In this episode, James Finley and Kirsten Oates…

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Welcoming Strangers in Scripture Welcoming Strangers in Scripture

Welcoming Strangers in Scripture

Biblical scholar Ched Myers writes of the prominence of immigrants in the Scriptures.  Torah and the Prophets warned Israel not to discriminate against economic or…

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Greeting Stillness and Surrender 

Simplify. Reflect. Make Room. This Lent, embark on a deeper spiritual journey with Wondrous Encounters: Scriptures for Lent, a series of transformative meditations from Fr. Richard Rohr. 

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Order Your Copy! “The Tears of Things” by Richard Rohr 

In his first major work since “The Universal Christ,” Richard Rohr offers a hope-filled model for the world today, grounded in the timeless wisdom of the Hebrew prophets. 

“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! “Turning to the Mystics” Season 11 

What are the values that guide your relationships? Join James Finley for Season 11 of “Turning to the Mystics,” exploring the mystical teachings of the French philosopher Gabriel Marcel. 

Turning to the Mystics with James Finley

“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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Noé Barnett Embraces our Enduring Creativity

The trailer for Richard Rohr’s new book “The Tears of Things”, making art is a metaphor for the prophetic process — but it also stands for prophetic process itself. The aggressive strokes reflect pain, his hammering evokes anger, and the water and tears represent our collective grief resolving into compassion.

Sketch Drawing of the Bell Tower at the Visitor Center at the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, NM

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