the Mendicant, Fall 2018, Vol. 8, No. 4

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St. Óscar Romero by Richard Rohr
A Reflection on Monseñor Óscar Romero, by Donna Bruzzese
Recommended Reading, a book review by Lee Staman on The Scandal of Redemption: When God Liberates the Poor, Saves Sinners, and Heals Nations

the Mendicant, Summer 2018, Vol. 8, No. 3

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Ascending and Descending Religions by Richard Rohr
Spaces Where We Invite the Divine by Rebecca “Puck” Stair
Into the Deep End by Brie Stoner
A Transformational Power of Loss by Mirabai Starr
A Different Kind of Darkness by Gigi Ross

the Mendicant, Spring 2018, Vol. 8, No. 2

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Contemplation and Action by Richard Rohr
An Invitation from Living School Alumna Holly Roach Knight
From Contemplation to Action by Polly Baca
A New Collection of Richard Rohr’s Core Teachings on Love
Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival by Joan Brown, OSF
The Poor People’s Campaign: A Reflection by Frank Sasinowski

the Mendicant, Winter 2018, Vol. 8, No. 1

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Mirror and Mask by Richard Rohr
Getting to Know Our Donors: Kathryn “Kate” Hampton
Awakening a More Loving World by Paul Swanson
My Living School Experience: A Reflection by Living School Student Darleen Ortega
CONSPIRE 2018 information

the Mendicant, Fall 2017, Vol. 7 No. 4

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Center for Action and Contemplation celebrates its 30th Anniversary with a commemorative edition of The Mendicant. CAC’s Founder, Richard Rohr; Executive Director, Michael Poffenberger; Core Faculty, Cynthia Bourgeault and James Finley; and Secretary of the CAC Board of Directors, LaVera Crawley, share their perspectives on the history and future vision of CAC. A timeline features key moments in CAC’s history.

the Mendicant, Summer 2017, Vol. 7, No. 3

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No Such Thing by Mirabai Starr
Getting to Know our Donors: Damien Faughnan
CAC’s 2016 Annual Report
My Living School Experience: A Reflection by Nathan Hadley
A Generous Life with the late Father Brian Fenlon
A Reflection on the Living School: Kirsten Oates

the Mendicant, Spring 2017, Vol. 7, No. 2

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Face-to-Face-to-Face by Wm Paul Young
Getting to Know Our Donors: Kay Noble
Living School: Why Do We All Bother? by Richard Rohr, Academic Dean
A Reflection by Living School Student Brian Mogren

the Mendicant, Winter 2017, Vol. 7, No. 1

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Trinity: The Evolutionary Principle of Unfolding Creativity by Cynthia Bourgeault
Getting to Know Our Donors: Tim J. McGuire
Living School: A Moving Intensive by Paul Swanson, Director of Curriculum
A Reflection by Living School Alumna Kirsten Oates

2017 Daily Meditations Overview

Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations help us rediscover Christianity’s essential, contemplative foundations and rebuild our spirituality “From the Bottom Up.” These messages are for Christians and spiritual seekers of any (or no) tradition!

Drawing from his own Franciscan heritage, as well as wisdom teachers from other religions, Fr. Richard reframes neglected or misunderstood teachings to reveal the basic pattern of reality: God as loving relationship. From this nondual awareness, we can act in ways of compassion and healing for the world.

Fr. Richard dives deep in 1-4 week segments (see a rough outline below). Every Saturday includes a summary of the previous week’s meditations and an invitation to contemplative practice. “Gateway to Silence” (at the bottom of each meditation) is a suggested mantra to focus our intention and draw us beyond words into silent prayer.

Each topic builds on the previous one, but you can join at any time! Watch Fr. Richard’s intro (8-minute video).

Sign up to receive Fr. Richard’s free messages in your email Inbox every day or at the end of each week.

Explore the Daily Meditations archive by browsing the years and months listed to the right (at the bottom of the page on mobile devices) or by using the search bar to find key words and topics.

From the Bottom Up: 2017 Daily Meditation Outline

Introduction
Scripture
Tradition
Experience
Dualistic and Nondual Thinking
Contemplation
Centering Prayer (guest writer Cynthia Bourgeault)
Meditation (guest writer James Finley)
Trinity
The Law of Three (guest writer Cynthia Bourgeault)
The Cosmic Christ
The Wisdom Jesus (guest writer Cynthia Bourgeault)
The Beatitudes (guest writer Cynthia Bourgeault)
The Cross
Jesus as Scapegoat
Resurrection
The Apostle Paul
Law and Grace
Alternative Orthodoxy
Franciscan Spirituality
Contemplation in Action
Belief and Faith
Salvation and At-One-Ment
The Path of Descent
True Self and False Self Week 1
True Self and False Self Week 2 (guest writer James Finley)
Sin: Symptom of Separation
Forgiveness
Darkness
Prophets
Nonviolence
Mystics
Mystics (guest writer James Finley)
Mystics (guest writer Cynthia Bourgeault)
Faith and Science
Cosmology
God as Us
Living in the Now
Emerging Church
Interfaith Friendship
Self-Emptying
Heaven
Summary

the Mendicant, Fall 2016, Vol. 6, No. 4

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Richard Rohr, “God as Flow”
Getting to Know Our Donors: Sallie Ann Hart and Jack Willome
Trinity: A Reflection by Living School Alumnus Mark Longhurst