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Seeing Nature as a Gardener (Part 1) With Brett McLaren and Rachel McLaren

Seeing Nature as a Gardener (Part 1) With Brett McLaren and Rachel McLaren

What if the way we see nature could be the key to a more sustainable future? In this two-part series, we’re turning to see nature as a gardener. In this conversation, Brian…

Daily Meditations

Mercy Ever-Present 

Mercy Ever-Present 

As you breathe out, say “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.” —St. Symeon the New Theologian  James Finley describes the boundless nature of God’s…

PUBLICATIONS

Meeting Fear with Resilience in “Life After Doom”

Discover wisdom and courage for a world falling apart in “Life After Doom,” by Brian McLaren. Find spiritual reflections on resilience and hope in this new book from CAC Faculty.

“There is a deep relationship between the inner revolution of prayer and the transformation of social structures and social consciousness. Our hope lies in the fact that meditation is going to change the society that we live in, just as it has changed us.”

—RICHARD ROHR

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Now Enrolling! Interior Castle Online Course

Embark on a spiritual journey through the seven mansions of St. Teresa of Ávila’s Interior Castle, featuring wisdom from James Finley and Mirabai Starr.

“Contemplation embodies compassion. The more we are transformed in compassion, the more we act with compassion toward others.”

—JAMES FINLEY

CAC NEWS

Participating in a Circle of Connection in May’s We Conspire Series

What or who reminds you that we are all connected? In this month’s We Conspire series, we reflect on moments of sacred connection with each other and the natural world. Today, we have many ways of understanding how the world’s societies and ecologies interact with each other. Yet, as we move towards a world

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