News From New Mexico

How do we learn to see our bodies as essential parts of the body of Christ? This month’s We Conspire features wisdom from Mihee Kim-Kort, a minister, author, and mother who explores what identifying as queer means for our spirituality and our experience of life. Joined in conversation by Christine Valters

In this article for the Red Letter Christians, Brandan Robertson reflects on the hateful rhetoric towards the LGBTQ community that persists in many communities of faith. He offers three ways to lovingly respond to hateful words that too often cost people their lives. He writes: On this Pride month, it’s time

What can you do to better welcome our LGBTQ+ friends and family into your congregation? This month’s We Conspire series features a discussion from the Wild Goose Festival, in which activists and community members discuss what we can do to cultivate truly inclusive and welcoming communities of faith.

Do you embrace every part of your identity openly in your community of faith? From conversations about creating a more loving space for those often excluded, to deeply personal journeys of self-discovery, June’s We Conspire articles challenge us to stand in Love for ourselves and others with greater honesty and

Former CAC Co-Director Pat Simmons (1988–1994) passed away on April 25, 2023. In this article fellow Co-Director Christina Spahn reflects on their journey together during the early days of the Center for Action and Contemplation. On April 25, 2023, Pat Simmons, one of the first four CAC co-directors, died

Nondual Spirituality: Bringing It to a Culture Addicted to Prosperity and Accumulation Raised in the Southern Baptist tradition of “fire and brimstone,” I embraced an American culture that glorifies power, prestige, and possessions. I had successfully followed the blueprint for the American Dream. As an

Fr. Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in 1987, over 35 years ago. In celebration of this anniversary, we are releasing a series of archival recordings featuring Richard Rohr from CAC’s early days. Today we’re spotlighting this archival recording entitled “Letting Go: Leaving Security

How does the contemplative path guide you to wholeness? In this month’s We Conspire series, discover diverse practices to help us stay hopeful and grounded. In this profile of CAC faculty member Dr. Barbara A. Holmes from Rev. Dr. Margaret Somerville for Patheos, we are invited to experience the divine within us

Many of us have found deep transformation through contemplative prayer. How do we help share this practice with others, especially those society often forgets or shuns? In this month’s We Conspire series, discover diverse practices to help us stay hopeful and grounded. Ray Leonardini and Michael Lynch invites us to

What contemplative practices do you reach for during difficult transitions? In this month’s We Conspire series, discover diverse practices to help us stay hopeful and grounded. Mary Jane Yates of Contemplative Outreach reflects on two practices that bring her the deepest sense of connection. “The transition