Freedom
A miscellany of freedom. Today, most of us try to find personal and individual freedom even as we remain inside of structural boxes and a system of consumption that we are ...
Spiritual Talks by Fr. Greg Mayers
Fr. Gregory Mayers, C.Ss.R., a Redemptorist priest and Zen Roshi, explores the intersection and tension between Christian and Zen traditions in talks given at Mercy Center Burlingame. Click the links in ...
14 Contemplative Trainings
In 1966, the community called “Order of Interbeing” was founded in the tradition of mindful practice and emphasis of the Four Spirits: non-attachment from views, direct experimentation on the nature of ...
What is Interfaith Ministry
Recent studies have estimated that nearly 40 million Americans are religiously unaffiliated and seeking alternative modes of spiritual experience and expression. Interfaith ministers are uniquely prepared to minister to the spiritual ...
Creating the New Moral Norm
“When mores are sufficient, laws are unnecessary; when mores are insufficient, laws are unenforceable.” ― Émile Durkheim As a interfaith/interspiritual minister and organizational psychologist, I often consider the overlapping schemas of ...
Contemplation is very far from being just one kind of thing that Christians do: it is the key to prayer, liturgy, art and ethics, the key to the essence of a renewed humanity that is capable of seeing the world and other subjects in the world with freedom—freedom from self-oriented, acquisitive habits and the distorted understanding that comes from them. To put it boldly, contemplation is the only ultimate answer to the unreal and insane world that our financial systems and our advertising culture and our chaotic and unexamined emotions encourage us to inhabit. To learn contemplative practice is to learn what we need so as to live truthfully and honestly and lovingly. It is a deeply revolutionary matter.
~Archbishop Rowan Williams
Your “Second Brain” is In Your Gut
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Simple Lectio Divina
Simple steps of Lectio Divina: Take a little saying, Unpack it, Express wonder, thanks or frustration, Hide it in your heart and rest for a moment, or 20, Go forth and ...
Creative Leaders
I’m sad to report that in the past few years, ever since uncertainty became our insistent 21st century companion, leadership has taken a great leap backwards to the familiar territory of ...
Bible Gateway Bookmarklet
A bookmarklet is a bookmark stored in a web browser that contains JavaScript commands that add new features to the browser. Contemplative Interbeing created this bookmarklet to assist in your scripture ...
Transformational Christianity
Are you disillusioned with Christianity or the church, sensing there must be more than what you’ve learned and experienced so far? If so, you are not alone. More and more people ...
What do we mean by prayer?
What do we mean by prayer? We tend to think of it as something we do, but it is much more something we are. Prayer is less about saying prayers and ...
Anglican Prayer Beads
Praying with beads is an ancient spiritual practice, finding a home in many spiritual traditions. It is a practice that integrates our body, mind and spirit in intentional prayer, helping focus ...
Scripture Index – 2016 CAC Daily Meditations
The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) publishes daily meditations written by Father Richard Rohr and his guest. You can subscribe here. The meditations continue to grow as a source for ...
