News From New Mexico

Illuman participant Joe Lonergan describes the transformative wisdom of a Men’s Rite of Passage workshop while facing a crossroads in his life. He describes his continuous journey towards spiritual growth and practice in the second half of life. Joe writes: Sometime in my early forties, I was facing four

What are your experiences of the second half of life? In “Falling Upward,” Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) founder Richard Rohr writes: “Most of us tend to think of the second half of life as largely about getting old, dealing with health issues, and letting go of our physical life, but I simply

How does the contemplative community respond to violent attack? Tune in to this powerful conversation with director and screenwriter Sarah Polley about her film, Women Talking. Hosts of the podcast We Can Do Hard things Glennon Doyle, Amanda Doyle, and Abby Wambach explore how the film invites us all to take the time

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

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

Do you see the value of each act of Love? In this article, Living School sendee Kelsey Kappauf invites us to embrace the value of 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 human interactions. Kelsey

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