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Dismantling Your Inner Empire
November 27th, 2025
We are seeing the rotten fruit of the American Empire on full display—ICE raids, kidnappings, rights stripped away, unlawful redistricting—while the fragile foundations of democracy crack and fall apart.
John Dominic Crossan, in God & Empire, names the four cornerstones of empire as political, economic
The Way of the Desert
November 27th, 2025
The ancient path of the desert mystics invites us to disrupt the patterns of ego and empire through the courageous pursuit of inner liberation. Throughout Christian history, mystics and spiritual seekers have led radical movements of departure, leaving behind the ways of the world for the desert in search of union
Grace Happens When We Let It
November 27th, 2025
At the root of war is fear; not so much the fear that men [sic] have of one another as the fear they have of everything. It is not that they do not trust one another; they do not even trust themselves. ― Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation
It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me. ― Taylor
Honra y Dignidad
November 27th, 2025
When I first heard of Don Félix, it wasn’t through a neighbor or a church. It was on the evening news. They called him “el perro del junker”—the dog of the junkyard—because that’s where he lived, in a small Puerto Rican apartment beside a car lot, watching over it so nothing would get stolen. The story
We Conspire: Creating Communities Where Everything Belongs
November 21st, 2025
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Letting Go for the Sake of Justice Learn how
Letting Go for the Sake of Justice
November 21st, 2025
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What if letting go could become our deepest act
Belonging at the Borderlands
November 21st, 2025
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What if the border could teach us how to belong?
Radical Belonging
November 21st, 2025
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CAC Honors November Holy Days and Holidays | Native American Heritage Month, All Saints Day, All Souls Day, Duns Scotus’ Feast Day, and Advent
This November, the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) celebrates holy days and holidays that span diverse communities and faiths.
Native American Heritage Month: Celebrating Diverse Cultures
November is Native American Heritage Month, a time in which we celebrate the Native American individuals
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