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When Hip-Hop Becomes Sacred Song

February 13th, 2026
We Conspire is a series from the Center for Action and Contemplation featuring wisdom and stories from the growing Christian contemplative movement. Sign up for the monthly email series and receive a free invitation to practice each month.   SUBSCRIBE TODAY What happens when a hip-hop song becomes sacred

Belonging and Beloved Community

February 13th, 2026
We Conspire is a series from the Center for Action and Contemplation featuring wisdom and stories from the growing Christian contemplative movement. Sign up for the monthly email series and receive a free invitation to practice each month.  SUBSCRIBE TODAY Leonetta Elaiho reflects on her spiritual journey

A Dangerous Commitment to Love

February 13th, 2026
We Conspire is a series from the Center for Action and Contemplation featuring wisdom and stories from the growing Christian contemplative movement. Sign up for the monthly email series and receive a free invitation to practice each month.  SUBSCRIBE TODAY What kind of love is strong enough to survive

Singing and Sharing in South Los Angeles

February 13th, 2026
South Los Angeles has been my home for twenty-one years. Like many predominantly black and brown neighborhoods, it is a place where underinvestment and injustice cause harm. It is also a vibrant and resilient community where my wife and I have the privilege of raising our twelve- and nine-year-old daughters. Miss

Widening Circles

February 13th, 2026
The shape of ReVision was a circle. Our faculty taught in the round from a circular stage. All participants gathered at round tables to learn from each other’s stories. Like ecclesial councils of ages past, we gathered to address the pressing questions of our times. Rather than arriving at a single answer, we came

What Do We Do with Christianity?

February 13th, 2026
I arrived at the CAC’s ReVision conference hoping for answers. I was troubled by the disordered state of Christianity in our culture. I had personal questions, too. I had been struggling to discern next steps on my spiritual path. I had been wrestling with how to worship, because I no longer had a church home. From

My Beloved and Bewildering Jesus

February 13th, 2026
During the ReVision conference’s main-stage session on recentering Jesus as prophet, Fr. Richard was asked why the first of the CAC’s principles is “the teaching of Jesus is our central reference point.” He explained that the reference point has to be personal, not abstract, because we are drawn to people.

ReVisioning Together: Compassion in Action

February 13th, 2026
When my wife told me that her birthday wish was to attend the CAC’s ReVision: What Do We Do with Christianity? conference in Albuquerque, I wasn’t sure what to expect. I had never been to such a gathering before, but of course I would never say no to her birthday wish. I didn’t realize how deeply the weekend

St. Teresa of Ávila | Season 2 Wrap-Up of “Turning to the Mystics”

In Season 2 of Turning to the Mystics, James Finley and Kirsten Oates turn to 16th-century Spanish mystic St. Teresa of Ávila for spiritual guidance, exploring timeless wisdom from her book, The Interior Castle. In this book, Teresa describes a luminous crystal castle composed of seven "mansions." We invite you to

News from New Mexico | Events and Meditations from CAC!

Our newsletter, News from New Mexico, highlights opportunities to help you engage more compassionately in the world around us. This February, we invite you to discover practices that support transformation and inspire loving action. Stay up to date by subscribing to our monthly newsletter! SUBSCRIBE

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