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Returning to the Center
From the Archives: Richard Rohr on “The Awakening of Spirit: Part 1” (1987)
July 18th, 2023
To celebrate the Center for Action and Contemplation’s (CAC) 35th Anniversary year, we will be releasing a series of archival recordings of Richard Rohr from the early days of our founding. This recording is part one from a series on the spiritual life given by Richard in 1987 in Cincinnati, Ohio. In part one of
From the Archives: Richard Rohr on “Leaving Security Behind” (1987)
June 2nd, 2023
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
Foundations for a Continuing Movement
May 17th, 2023
Last year, Father Richard Rohr officially stepped back from active duties at the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC), retiring as both Dean of our Core Faculty and as a voting member of the CAC’s Board of Directors.
While preparing for Fr. Richard’s transition, part of what we recognized is that no
From the Archives: Richard Rohr on “Letting Go” (1987)
May 11th, 2023
To celebrate the Center for Action and Contemplation’s (CAC) 35th Anniversary year, we will be releasing a series of archival recordings of Richard Rohr from the early days of our founding. This recording is a talk given by Richard in 1987.
In this talk Fr. Richard discusses religion as an idol, confusing the
Our Financial Philosophy
April 17th, 2023
Father Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in October of 1987. Envisioning a “school for prophets” at the intersection of praxis and prayer, he created the CAC to be an educational nonprofit that introduces spiritual seekers to the Christian contemplative path of transformation.
From the Archives: Richard Rohr on “Action and Contemplation” (1987)
March 7th, 2023
To celebrate the Center for Action and Contemplation’s (CAC) 35th Anniversary year, we will be releasing a series of archival recordings of Richard Rohr from the early years of our founding. This first recording is from a series of foundational teachings on “Action and Contemplation” given by Richard in 1987 —
On Stepping Back
Father Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in October of 1987. Envisioning a “school for prophets” at the intersection of praxis and prayer, he created the CAC to be an educational nonprofit that introduces spiritual seekers to the Christian contemplative path of transformation.
Carrying Richard Rohr’s Work Forward
October 20th, 2022
Father Richard Rohr founded the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in October of 1987. Envisioning a “school for prophets” at the intersection of praxis and prayer, he created the CAC to be an educational nonprofit that introduces spiritual seekers to the Christian contemplative path of transformation.
Moving Forward Together
June 6th, 2022
Returning to the Center is a series of communal reflections on what we — the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) — are learning in our journey to renew our founding vision in a time of significant growth, change, and contemplative renewal.
In my first post in this series, I spoke of the great need for
We Are More Together Than We Realize
May 24th, 2022
Over two years ago, our Visitor Center here at the Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) in Albuquerque, NM, closed its doors. At the time, we hoped it was just for the week, which turned into a month, then a summer, and so on. Everyone has their own version of this same story. The movement from togetherness to