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We Conspire: Welcoming the Stranger

Stories of hospitality that challenge fear, deepen compassion, and enlarge our humanity
July 17th, 2026
We Conspire: Welcoming the Stranger

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.  

Hospitality Across Borders
How an act of hospitality became a life of accompaniment at the border.

Kathi Noaker and her friend India Aubry crossed the border into Nogales, Sonora, México, with little more than open hearts, basic supplies, and a simple directive: Find a nurse named Pancho.

Smiling pair with 'Voices from the Border' shirts.
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Welcoming the Stranger
Stories from CAC podcasts about hospitality and discovering our shared humanity.

Through powerful conversations on CAC’s podcasts, guests challenge us to discover that the stranger often arrives as a teacher, mirror, and gift.

The Spiritual Practice of Hospitality
How St. Benedict invites us to welcome the stranger as Christ.

In our world defined by polarization and isolation, an ancient monastic rule — the Rule of St. Benedict — offers a surprising and profound blueprint for how we welcome the stranger today.

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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. 

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