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The Grace of Enough
September 26th, 2025
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The Freedom of Letting Go
September 26th, 2025
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How to Stay Christian | Season 4 Wrap-Up of “Learning How to See”
Have you experienced doubt in your faith? The fourth season of “Learning How to See” grapples with the “how” question from Brian McLaren’s book “Do I Stay Christian?” Brian revisits his previous seasons of this podcast, which build on this very question.
Joining Brian in conversation are Center for
CAC Honors September Holy Days and Holidays | National Hispanic Heritage Month, Hildegard Feast Day, Rosh Hashanah, and Rumi’s Birthday
This September, the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) celebrates holy days and holidays that span diverse communities and faiths.
National Hispanic Heritage Month: Celebrating Hispanic Roots
The non-violent technique does not depend for its success on the goodwill of the oppressor, but rather on the
Out Now! Season 12 of “Turning to the Mystics”
James Finley's podcast "Turning to the Mystics" has returned — in this 12th season, we turn to Brother Lawrence. Check out the trailer!
On “Turning to the Mystics,” James Finley offers a modern take on the timeless wisdom of the Christian mystics through meditation and practice. This podcast is for
Explore Our NEW Fall Contemplative Resources | The News from New Mexico
This month, learn more about these opportunities to further your spiritual growth and explore the contemplative path of transformation.
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Gospel to Life and Life to Gospel
August 29th, 2025
“From gospel to life and life to gospel” is a phrase from the Rule of the Secular Franciscan Order that puzzled me when I first read it. I felt called to join the Order (one of three religious orders formed by St. Francis of Assisi during his lifetime—this one for single or married people who would live “in
Contemplation, Love, and Action
August 29th, 2025
I’m inspired by the word “engaged” from my Buddhist friends who talk about engaged Buddhism. What Jesus talks about is not attending or belonging but doing. He focuses on the way we do life and do life with and for the neighbor. If going to service on Sunday morning keeps us from volunteer work on Monday
Transforming Our Collective Troubles
August 29th, 2025
As someone who grew up in church, it is easy for me to miss the transgressive nature of the gospel. Recently engaging the work of authors like Cole Arthur Riley, James Baldwin, and James Cone has reminded me of the scandalous nature of the gospel.
Cone writes, “The gospel of Jesus is not a rational concept to
What Is a Christian Contemplative Movement?
August 29th, 2025
We could say that the Christian contemplative movement has been with us since the beginning. Jesus took time apart, withdrawing into solitude and then returning to live out the fruit of what he saw and heard in that quiet place. He trusted deeply in his relationship with God, and through that trust, power flowed.