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News From New Mexico

January, 2021

Everything is Sacred—Now Available for Preorder

Did The Universal Christ expand your understanding of divine love and presence? Richard Rohr and Patrick Boland invite you to continue your journey in their new book, Every Thing is Sacred: 40 Practices and Reflections on the Universal Christ. This new book offers insight, reflections, and exercises to guide your continuing journey of internal expansion and divine discovery.

“I learned that ‘mystery’ doesn’t mean that something is unknowable; it merely points to there being endless ways of seeing that same thing.”

—Patrick Boland

Each exercise in this book is designed for you to engage more deeply with the key concepts of The Universal Christ—available soon in paperback!—guiding you to see and experience the divine love within all things.

Pre-order Every Thing is Sacred
Both Every Thing is Sacred and the paperback version of The Universal Christ will be released on 2/16.

Faith After Doubt —Available now

“Sometimes, it is only by doubting a religion that expresses itself in beliefs that we can discover a faith that expresses itself in revolutionary love.”

—Brian McLaren

In his new book, Faith After Doubt, Center for Action and Contemplation core faculty member Brian McLaren uses his own story and the stories of a diverse group of struggling believers to show how old assumptions are being challenged in nearly every area of human life, not just theology and spirituality. Proposing a four-stage model of faith development, Brian encourages readers to see doubt not as the enemy of faith, but rather a portal to a more mature and fruitful spiritual life. Discover a healthy faith that heals and nourishes, and to learn how doubt can reveal a path to detoxifying religious traditions.

Order a copy of Faith After Doubt

Study The Franciscan Way

Join Richard Rohr as he explores the teachings of his spiritual father, St. Francis —an icon of gentleness and compassion, as well as a radical prophet—in this 7 week online course with spiritual seekers from across the world. Follow Jesus’ path of simplicity, justice, and counter-cultural inclusivity and discover an “alternative orthodoxy” that values vulnerability and union over power. Read articles, watch videos and interact with a global community of like-minded seekers eager for deeper connection with God, self and each other.

Time commitment: 2 – 4 hours a week
Registration ends February 24, 2021
Apply for financial assistance by February 17, 2021
Course runs February 24 – April 13, 2021

Learn more about the Franciscan Way

Study the Wisdom Path Online

Does the time feel right to re-ignite your spiritual work and journey to new and deeper depths of your own inner wisdom? Cynthia Bourgeault invites us to develop the skills, knowledge, and actions for our own transformation in our online course Introductory Wisdom School. Cultivate a Wisdom rhythm in your daily life, all while dialoguing with a global community of spiritual seekers in this 14-week online course.

Time commitment: 2 – 4 hours a week
Registration ends February 17, 2021
Apply for financial assistance by February 10, 2021
Course runs March 3 – June 8, 2021

Learn more about Introductory Wisdom School

Explore the Freedom of Letting Go with Breathing Under Water

Join contemplative students around the world on a journey of connection and healing. Addictive attachments can affect all of us at different times in our lives. Rewire the pattern of unhealthy attachments in Fr. Richard Rohr’s online course Breathing Under Water: A Spiritual Study of the Twelve Steps. In this unique online course, Fr. Richard Rohr offers a spiritual perspective on breaking free of addiction. Whether you are new to the Twelve Steps or have been doing this work for years, this course provides an opportunity to become "unstuck" within a supportive online community.

Time commitment: 2 – 4 hours a week
Registration ends March 17, 2021
Apply for financial assistance by March 10, 2021
Course starts March 24, 2021

Learn more about Breathing Under Water

Discover your Immortal Diamond

Do you feel that your true self is too deeply hidden? At times, we all feel confused by our ego-based identities—left unchecked, the ego prevents us from living our lives freely and authentically. Join a community of seekers in Immortal Diamond: A Study in Search of the True Self, a rich online course designed to support you in revealing your True Self. Each week provides reflections, discussion, expanded commentary, additional articles, videos, and audio clips, plus exclusive teachings from Fr. Richard.

Time commitment: 2 – 4 hours a week
Registration ends March 31, 2021
Apply for Financial Assistance by March 24, 2021
Course runs April 7 - June 15, 2021

Learn more about the Immortal Diamond

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