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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
Cultivating Compassion in February’s “We Conspire” Series
February 21st, 2025
“Compassion invites us to tend to our deeper interior wounds, to do healing work ourselves so we can show up to the injustices of the world, with conviction and generosity, in ways that are both invitational and inclusive.”
How does contemplation help us cultivate compassion in a world of suffering? In
bell hooks and the Power of Compassion
February 21st, 2025
How has compassion supported transformation in your life? In February’s “We Conspire” series, we reflect on compassion through the life and work of bell hooks, a Buddhist Christian writer who advocated for a love ethic informed by faith and activism. Drawing from the wisdom of Thích Nhất Hạnh and Martin
Pilgrimage and the Journey Home to Each Other
February 21st, 2025
What personal or societal wounds are you being invited to confront, and how can you move toward them with compassion? In February’s “We Conspire” series, Journey Home’s founder Jon Huckins shares insights on how pilgrimage brings us closer to one another. By embracing contemplation, humility, and proximity to
Compassion as Mutual Flourishing
February 21st, 2025
How do we show self-compassion so that our true selves can flourish? In February’s We Conspire series, we consider compassion through a lens of interconnectedness and flourishing. Tiffany Bluhm, executive director of PAX, stands in the lineage of women of color who have embraced compassion as an invitation to fully
Embracing Our Tears | The News from New Mexico
Discover new opportunities for spiritual growth with these upcoming experiences from the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC)! The News from New Mexico, our monthly newsletter, features opportunities to grow your consciousness and realign your faith, values, and actions.
The CAC exists to awaken a more loving
Watch the Deluxe Trailer for “The Tears of Things” by Richard Rohr
February 14th, 2025
Featuring artwork by Noé Barnett, the deluxe trailer of “The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage,” explores themes and images of Richard Rohr’s newest book. Take a visual journey through the process of expressing prophetic wisdom through artistic creation and expression.
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