News From New Mexico
Confirming What I Already Knew to Be True
July 7th, 2023
Malise O’Banion, a former high school English teacher, has been married for forty-nine years and is the mother of five children and grandmother to eighteen grandchildren. She enjoys walking, reading, and writing; is a constant crocheter; and considers herself an aspiring yogi. Malise and her husband make their home
Transformation and Identity
July 6th, 2023
Larry Baker lives in Carmel, Indiana with his beloved wife Patty and their fourteen-year-old Standard Poodle Deuce. His interests include the CAC, meditation, philanthropy, studying and learning, nature, travel, golf, music, and teaching. But first, and most of all, he is passionate about God.
It was 2019, and
Welcoming All of Ourselves on the Spiritual Journey
June 16th, 2023
How do we learn to see our bodies as essential parts of the body of Christ? This month’s We Conspire features wisdom from Mihee Kim-Kort, a minister, author, and mother who explores what identifying as queer means for our spirituality and our experience of life.
Joined in conversation by Christine Valters
Responding to Hate with Greater Wisdom and Love
June 16th, 2023
In this article for the Red Letter Christians, Brandan Robertson reflects on the hateful rhetoric towards the LGBTQ community that persists in many communities of faith. He offers three ways to lovingly respond to hateful words that too often cost people their lives. He writes:
On this Pride month, it’s time
Standing for Love is Required of All
June 16th, 2023
What can you do to better welcome our LGBTQ+ friends and family into your congregation? This month’s We Conspire series features a discussion from the Wild Goose Festival, in which activists and community members discuss what we can do to cultivate truly inclusive and welcoming communities of faith.
Creating a more loving and inclusive faith in June’s We Conspire series!
June 16th, 2023
Do you embrace every part of your identity openly in your community of faith? From conversations about creating a more loving space for those often excluded, to deeply personal journeys of self-discovery, June’s We Conspire articles challenge us to stand in Love for ourselves and others with greater honesty and
Honoring the Life of Patricia Simmons
June 13th, 2023
Former CAC Co-Director Pat Simmons (1988–1994) passed away on April 25, 2023. In this article fellow Co-Director Christina Spahn reflects on their journey together during the early days of the Center for Action and Contemplation.
On April 25, 2023, Pat Simmons, one of the first four CAC co-directors, died
Now Available! ONEING: Transitions
June 12th, 2023
Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Transitions and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore.
How does your contemplative practice help you navigate many of the critical issues we face each day? CAC Publishing is excited to announce the release of ONEING: Transitions, which
Introduction to ONEING: Transitions by Brian McLaren
June 12th, 2023
This article is from the newest issue of the Center for Action and Contemplation’s biannual journal. Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Transitions and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore.
I used to think that things were real, and change was something that happened to
Pilgrim from ONEING: Transitions
June 12th, 2023
This article is from the newest issue of the Center for Action and Contemplation’s biannual journal. Both the limited-print edition of ONEING: Transitions and the downloadable PDF version are available now in our online bookstore.
Pilgrim is a word that accurately describes the average human being: someone on