Responding with Love in July’s We Conspire series
How do you meet life’s challenges in a loving and compassionate way? In July’s We Conspire articles, authors reflect on responding to life’s questions, invitations, and moments of suffering from a place of discernment and love.
Find your place at the intersection of social ministry and contemplative practice through stories from activists, social leaders, and everyday people—inviting us to experience greater Love and connection in our communities.
Contemplation is the Essence of Social Ministry
Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez reflects on ways to put prayer and discernment into action.
How do we ensure social ministry comes from a space of divine interconnectedness? Joanna Arellano-Gonzalez, director of spiritual & theological formation with the Coalition for Spiritual & Public Leadership in Chicago, shares her reflections on why cultivating a contemplative practice is essential to walking a bold path of social ministry.
The Healing Balm of Love
Living School sendee Kelsey Kauppaf shares ways to accept Love’s invitation to act.
Do you consider some acts of love more important than others? In this article, Living School sendee Kelsey Kauppaf invites us to embrace the value in every act of Love. From big acts of love, like ministering to those in need, to the smaller acts of love that we offer each other in the simplest of interactions.
Should We Stay and Fight, Leave, or Do Nothing?
Glennon Doyle and Sarah Polley invite us to discern responses to violence on the podcast We Can Do Hard Things.
Hosts of the podcast We Can Do Hard things Glennon Doyle, Amanda Doyle, and Abby Wambach explore how Sarah Polley’s film, Women Talking, invites us all to take the time to discern a loving response to serve the most vulnerable members of our communities.
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.