Cultivating Prophetic Wisdom | News from New Mexico
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These upcoming experiences can help you find wisdom and practices that support transformation and inspire loving action. Stay up to date by subscribing to our monthly newsletter!
Explore March’s Featured Experiences
- New Online Course — Explore Prophetic Wisdom in “The Tears of Things” online course
- Catch up on the Latest from “Turning to the Mystics” Podcast
- “Everything Belongs” Podcast Returns with Richard Rohr
- Join us in Stillness this Lent for our LIVE Virtual Sit Meditations
- Go Behind the Scenes — Making “The Tears of Things” Trailer
Explore Prophetic Wisdom in Our New Online Course — The Tears of Things
True prophets will guide us into, hold us inside of, and then pull us through to the other side of what will always seem like disorder. —Richard Rohr
What does it look like to be a prophet in our world today? Embark on a journey from anger through grief and into love in our new online course, The Tears of Things: Integrating the Prophetic Path. Find inspiration and guidance for transforming your anger into deep compassion through readings, practices, and conversations grounded in the themes of Richard Rohr’s bestselling book of the same name. Registration opens April 9 and will remain open so students can enroll anytime.
The Tears of Things Online Course
Registration opens April 9
Presented by the Center for Action and Contemplation
This course will be hosted on our new online learning platform, CAC Connect (powered by Mighty Networks).
New Episodes! Dive Into Everyday Mystery in the “Turning to the Mystics” Podcast
Being human, and consciousness, and love, and death aren’t problems — they’re mysteries.
—James Finley
Are you yearning to ask the deeper questions about conscious existence? In our newest season of “Turning to the Mystics,” James Finley introduces us to the work of Gabriel Marcel, a mystical French philosopher and a deeply compassionate teacher and mentor for us today.
Journey with us deep into the heart of mystery and metaphysics as we progress in the book, “The Philosophy of Gabriel Marcel,” by Kenneth T. Gallagher. Pick up your copy to follow along with us this season!
Explore New Voices on Prophetic Wisdom in This Season of the “Everything Belongs” Podcast
“Everything Belongs” has given me the strength, courage, and spiritual awakening to continue on. —Roberta C., CAC Community Member
We’re back in Richard Rohr’s living room for a new season of the “Everything Belongs” podcast! In Season 3, we’ll journey chapter-by-chapter exploration of Richard Rohr’s book “The Tears of Things,” with moving conversations between contemplative writers, teachers, practitioners and CAC staff.
Find your place around the table for open-hearted conversations about living compassionately in an age of outrage.
Join Us in Stillness This Lent—Live Virtual Sit Meditations on Sundays
You cannot know God solely with your mind. You need full access to knowing, which many call the contemplative mind. —Richard Rohr
Clear away the old to make room for new growth. As we continue through Lent, join us Sunday mornings for our FREE Lent Virtual Sit Meditations, led by CAC faculty and staff.
Dialogue with other seekers in the live chat and enter contemplative stillness in a shared online space. Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be reminded before the start of each meditation. For weekday practice, subscribe to our Lent email series ahead of each shared meditation practice.
Sundays, March 9 – April 20, 2025 at 8:30 am PT
Featuring Richard Rohr, James Finley, Carmen Acevedo Butcher, and CAC Staff
Presented by the Center for Action and Contemplation
Go Behind the Scenes — Making “The Tears of Things” Trailer
How does artmaking represent prophetic wisdom? The trailer for “The Tears of Things” book features images of an artist’s hands preparing, shaping, and bringing a painting to life as a visual reflection of the book’s themes.
The featured artwork was created by Noé Barnett, an Albuquerque-based artist known for his striking murals across New Mexico and the Southwest. Immerse yourself in the art and symbolism of “The Tears of Things” on our website and YouTube channel, and learn more about Noé’s artistic process.
Sundays, March 9 – April 20, 2025 at 8:30 am PT
Featuring Richard Rohr, James Finley, Carmen Acevedo Butcher, and CAC Staff
Presented by the Center for Action and Contemplation
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Take a moment to experience what others have found to be helpful in growing consciousness, deepening practice, and strengthening compassion.
- Richard Rohr’s Daily Meditations: Rhineland Mystics | Carl Jung: An Unexpected Mystic
- CAC Podcast Network: “Learning How to See” | Seeing Nature as an Indigenous Person with Edith and Randy Woodley
- We Conspire Series: Cultivating Compassion
- From the Archives: How Do We Engage With a World on Fire? with Brian McLaren
- Social Media: Play Quote of the Month with us on Facebook.
- Bookstore: Discover scripture for Lent with “Wondrous Encounters” by Richard Rohr
About the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC)
Our founder Fr. Richard Rohr’s vision has always been about providing spiritual grounding for a movement of contemplative activists, prophetic leaders, and spiritual seekers. CAC is an educational nonprofit that introduces seekers to the contemplative Christian path of transformation. Our mission is to introduce contemplative wisdom and practices that support transformation and inspire loving action. Learn more about who we are and what we do.