What are we to make of the mystery of suffering? In this week’s “Daily Meditations,” we will explore the book of Job. Today, Richard Rohr shares how Job came to accept that he cannot “know” how God works. buff.ly/G8CN1n0

What does it mean to welcome the stranger? In July’s “We Conspire,” you’re invited to read stories of hospitality that challenge fear and deepen compassion. buff.ly/HV4NGKn

Our next online event, “What Do Women Do with Christianity?” is on Friday, September 11! Featuring CAC Dean of Faculty Carmen Acevedo Butcher, this event will explore how women can navigate faith inside structures that have often excluded them. buff.ly/EvogajN

“Anytime we use our sacred writings to justify acts of exclusion, rejection, and hegemony we are neglecting justice, mercy, and love. By doing so, we deploy our holy scriptures to do more harm than good, causing us to fall into the same hypocrisy that Jesus condemned.” —Randy Woodley buff.ly/A7YQ630

Take a guess — which Christian contemplative do you think wrote this?

Fr. Richard Rohr’s beloved book "Breathing Under Water" is now available as an audiobook. Experience his transformative teaching on the Twelve Steps, surrender, healing, and grace, read by Drew Jackson: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/834690...

What does it look like for you to turn to the divine wisdom inside yourself?

“Tears move me through anger, fear, and release. Thank you for this community where I can learn from the heart.” —Claire, CAC Community Member Discover prophetic wisdom for ongoing transformation in our self-paced online course — The Tears of Things. tinyurl.com/4zfenw7v

In this week’s “Daily Meditations,” we’ll explore what it means to read Scripture through a lens of love. buff.ly/pvZv6HO Today, Fr. Richard Rohr writes, “I was in my first year of seminary when I fell in love with Scripture. I really did. To me, it was God’s self-disclosure of love for us.”

Which teacher from our CAC community do you think shared these words? Write your guess in the comments!

Etty Hillesum asks: “Why is there a war? Because I and my neighbor and everyone else do not have enough love. Yet we could fight war and all its excrescences by releasing, each day, the love that is shackled inside us, and giving it a chance to live.” buff.ly/zYNv4jo

In 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed into law. We honor that milestone in the month of July by celebrating #DisabilityPrideMonth. You may enjoy this meditation from our vault by Tim Shriver, who serves as the Chair of the Special Olympics. buff.ly/J4Cb9kB

Our friends at Illuman have their upcoming Awaken gathering — November 5–8 in the mountains near Santa Fe! www.illuman.org/events/awake... In a world filled with competing ideas about masculinity, many men are asking a deeper question: What does it mean to live as a man who is fully alive?

July 15 is the feast day of St. Bonaventure, a moment to celebrate the 13th-century mystic at the heart of the Franciscan movement.

“Peacemakers don’t avoid conflict; in fact, sometimes peacemaking creates it. We see this with Jesus.”—Rich Villodas buff.ly/yamareR

“The Beatitudes are as concerned about a new way of relating as the Ten Commandments were in the ancient days of Israel... They invite us to a lifestyle based on vulnerability, self-emptying, and cooperation.” — @RichardRohrOFM Read on: buff.ly/dZ9OwOU

“I am so grateful for the newsletters from the Center for Action and Contemplation. I am not alone.” —Mary-Clare, CAC community member In our July newsletter, discover opportunities that can inspire loving action and deepen your spiritual life! buff.ly/ti3qDW9

There’s still time to get your ticket for our virtual event, “How Can We Reclaim Jesus from Empire?” buff.ly/PBoo9pl Together, we’ll explore how Western Christianity became aligned with systems of domination and how Indigenous wisdom offers an alternative.

In this episode of “Everything Belongs,” explore Enneagram Type Threes with Fr. Richard Rohr and actor Josh Radnor from “How I Met Your Mother.” This episode poses a moving question: can we be loved for who we are, not what we accomplish? buff.ly/5b5HzGJ

“What Creator first gave us is creation. Scripture is written in awe of what creation has to teach us.” —Randy Woodley Our July 10th event, “How Can We Reclaim Jesus from Empire?” centers Indigenous wisdom and offers a restorative vision for Christian life. buff.ly/PBoo9pl

Let’s explore grief in today’s meditation. buff.ly/xDU1unk Richard Rohr reflects on the sacred nature of our ability to grieve — our own pain and that of the world. He also recognizes mourning as a quality that connects the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes.

“As we consider Jesus’s message today, we join those people on that hillside, grappling with the question of who we are now and who we want to become in the future.” —Brian McLaren buff.ly/SKOV4ld

Have you ever engaged with Centering Prayer? This meditation elaborates on the practice: cac.org/daily-medita...

“God’s love is constant and irrevocable; our part is to be open to it and let it transform us. There is absolutely nothing we can do to make God love us more than God already does, and there is absolutely nothing we can do to make God love us less.” — Richard Rohr buff.ly/JfDq8pe

Contemplation. Courage. Community. buff.ly/nBLS8YK In this month’s “We Conspire” series, we’re exploring the prophetic witnesses who are rooted in love. Learn from Jesus and the Hebrew prophets to Franciscan Justice Circles and Joanna Macy’s ecological vision.

“People assume dominion means domination, but you don’t have to read the story that way.” —Brian McLaren Read your spiritual story anew at “How Can We Reclaim Jesus from Empire?” on July 10. Discover a restorative vision for Christian life. buff.ly/RDfCflA

In this week’s “Daily Meditations,” Richard Rohr invites us to accept with humility that we are chosen by God: buff.ly/jm6mePb “God always chooses the unworthy, the weak, the sinful, and the broken, so that no flesh can glorify itself in God’s sight. We are merely God’s instruments.”

This week’s “Daily Meditations” have explored how to find hope during hard times. Revisit the highlights from this past week, featuring wisdom from Richard Rohr, Steven Charleston, Cynthia Bourgeault, Jon Batiste, and Brian McLaren. buff.ly/naM32wG

What can the lesser-known prophets reveal for our modern lives? Explore that question in The Tears of Things course. tinyurl.com/4zfenw7v Register now to access this self-paced online course, based on Richard Rohr’s “New York Times” bestselling book of the same name.

This week’s “Daily Meditations” focus on how to find hope during hard times. In this passage, Richard Rohr finds encouragement in his belief that we are created in the image of God, who is love. buff.ly/ckd6jTC