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Transition 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.
Our lives forever shift in new directions, pulling us like the moon pulls the
Nondual Spirituality: Bringing It to a Culture Addicted to Prosperity and Accumulation
June 7th, 2023
Nondual Spirituality: Bringing It to a Culture Addicted to Prosperity and Accumulation
Raised in the Southern Baptist tradition of “fire and brimstone,” I embraced an American culture that glorifies power, prestige, and possessions. I had successfully followed the blueprint for the American Dream. As an
From the Archives: Richard Rohr on “Leaving Security Behind” (1987)
June 2nd, 2023
Fr. Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in 1987, over 35 years ago. In celebration of this anniversary, we are releasing a series of archival recordings featuring Richard Rohr from CAC’s early days. Today we’re spotlighting this archival recording entitled “Letting Go: Leaving Security
Stay Curious, My Friends
May 26th, 2023
In the summer of 2015, I was in the most dangerous situation I had ever experienced. I was a pastor’s wife, a youth leader, a lifelong evangelical Christian, and I wasn’t sure what I believed anymore. I couldn’t reconcile what I had been taught with what I knew about God. You can accuse me of hyperbolizing the
Stay Hopeful and Grounded in May’s We Conspire series!
May 22nd, 2023
What contemplative practices do you reach for during difficult transitions? In this month’s We Conspire series, discover diverse practices to help us stay hopeful and grounded. From the benefits of meditating in nature to practicing crisis contemplation with your community, May’s articles invite us to mine the
Celebrating the Fruits of Contemplative Practice
May 22nd, 2023
What contemplative practices do you reach for during difficult transitions? In this month’s We Conspire series, discover diverse practices to help us stay hopeful and grounded. Mary Jane Yates of Contemplative Outreach reflects on two practices that bring her the deepest sense of connection.
“The transition
Staying Grounded and Hopeful in the Difficult Transition of Long-Term Incarceration
May 22nd, 2023
Many of us have found deep transformation through contemplative prayer. How do we help share this practice with others, especially those society often forgets or shuns? In this month’s We Conspire series, discover diverse practices to help us stay hopeful and grounded. Ray Leonardini and Michael Lynch invites us to
Exploring Wisdom Through Crisis Contemplation
May 22nd, 2023
How does the contemplative path guide you to wholeness? In this month’s We Conspire series, discover diverse practices to help us stay hopeful and grounded. In this profile of CAC faculty member Dr. Barbara A. Holmes from Rev. Dr. Margaret Somerville for Patheos, we are invited to experience the divine within us
Foundations for a Continuing Movement
May 17th, 2023
Last year, Father Richard Rohr officially stepped back from active duties at the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC), retiring as both Dean of our Core Faculty and as a voting member of the CAC’s Board of Directors.
While preparing for Fr. Richard’s transition, part of what we recognized is that no
From the Archives: Richard Rohr on “Letting Go” (1987)
May 11th, 2023
To celebrate the Center for Action and Contemplation’s (CAC) 35th Anniversary year, we will be releasing a series of archival recordings of Richard Rohr from the early days of our founding. This recording is a talk given by Richard in 1987.
In this talk Fr. Richard discusses religion as an idol, confusing the