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CAC Honors March Holy Days and Holidays | Women’s History Month, Lent, International Women’s Day, and Purim
This month the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC)’s online contemplative community honors the holidays that invite us to step into a sense of stillness, celebration, and action.
Women’s History Month: Witness the Divine Feminine
How do you welcome the Divine Feminine into your life? This Women’s
Sustaining Justice Through Contemplation in March’s “We Conspire” Series
March 24th, 2025
“Let us liberate, in the highest and most profound sense of the word, all the human beings who live round about us.” —Dom Hélder Câmara
How can contemplation sustain justice and transformation in our world? In March’s We Conspire series, we explore how spiritual grounding fosters resilience and
A Vision for Liberation
March 24th, 2025
How does the contemplative path help us work for justice? In March’s “We Conspire” series, we explore the teachings and legacy of Brazilian Archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara. In a world often marred by conflict and inequality, the life and teachings of Brazilian Archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara shine as a beacon of
Resilience and Justice
March 24th, 2025
How does contemplation foster resilience in justice work? In March’s “We Conspire” series, Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez, co-founder of the Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), shares how contemplation has sustained her justice work.
“Justice work is grueling and challenging,”
A Restorative Approach to Justice
March 24th, 2025
What does a restorative approach to justice look like? In March’s “We Conspire” series, we explore the EJUSA Evangelical Network’s quest for a more restorative approach to justice. Rooted in the belief that every individual is created in the image of God, the EJUSA Evangelical Network emphasizes the
Cultivating Prophetic Wisdom | News from New Mexico
Explore your spiritual depths with these resources from the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC)! Our monthly newsletter, the News from New Mexico, shares details about offerings designed to deepen prayer practice and strengthen compassionate engagement in the world.
These upcoming experiences can help you
Noé Barnett Embraces our Enduring Creativity
March 7th, 2025
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.
CAC Faculty Explore Prophetic Wisdom
February 28th, 2025
As we prepare for the release of Richard Rohr’s new book, The Tears of Things (available March 4, 2025), we look to the wisdom of the CAC Faculty for insight on what it means to be a prophet in our confusing times.
Often beginning with anger, prophetic voices express difficult truths that the center of society
Celebrating February’s Holidays | Black History Month and Ramadan
This February, as we celebrate Black History Month and the start of Ramadan, we invite you to reflect on our past and discover inspiration in interfaith practices.
Black History Month: Celebrating Those Who Came Before Us
Black History Month is a time to reflect on the experiences and triumphs of Black
Prophetic Vision—The Truth That Artists Tell
February 21st, 2025
Noé Barnett’s original painting inspired by the themes of “The Tears of Things” by Richard Rohr.
Who are today’s prophetic voices? In Richard Rohr’s new book, "The Tears of Things,” we turn to the voices of the Hebrew prophets for guidance on how to see, hear, and recognize prophetic wisdom in our