Our Mission
We are a center for experiential education, rooted in the Gospels, encouraging the transformation of human consciousness through contemplation, and equipping people to be instruments of peaceful change in the world.
Teaching on Creation Care
CAC Mustard Seed Resources
- A New Cosmology: Nature as the First Bible eco-spirituality retreat in Assisi in 2009: Fr. Richard reflects on the importance of living in harmony with God’s creation.
- Creation as the Body of God, the CAC’s summer conference in 2010: Fr. Richard, Sr. Ilia Delio and Sr. Paula Gonzalez delved into eco-spirituality and how can we live in harmony with Earth. Also read Fr. Richard’s article published on HuffingtonPost.com.
- Great Chain of Being conference in 2007: Fr. Richard Rohr and Sr. Paula Gonzalez presented on sustainability and simplicity themes. Catch free snippets of their talks in these video clips. Also read Fr. Richard’s article published on HuffingtonPost.com.
- In the Footsteps of Francis: Awakening to Creation webcast in 2010: Fr. Richard explores a “spiritual ecology” and the Franciscan connection to God’s natural world.
- “Nature and the Soul” article by Fr. Richard published at HuffingtonPost.com
- The Soul, the Natural World, and What Is webcast in 2009: Fr. Richard teaches that our primary task is to encounter soul, awaken it and trust it—a task best facilitated by contact with nature.
- “We Need to Take Better Care of Sister Earth” article by Fr. Richard
CAC Friends
- Bill Plotkin of Animas Valley Institute presents with Fr. Richard at the CAC’s January 2012 conference, Nature and the Human Soul. Animas Valley focuses on nature-based initiation.
- Brian McLaren has partnered with the CAC at our Emerging Church conferences. Read his letter on sustainable economy.
- C4C: Care for Creation, produced by Franciscan Action Network, offers an adult formation program to prepare communities to put faith into action by addressing important ecological issues. Fr. Richard is featured in the companion DVD.
- Joanna Macy has partnered with the CAC to share on Deep Ecology/Deep Time themes. Her work does much to heal the relationship between human beings and Earth.
- National Catholic Rural Life Conference offers many resources, including a faith-based study guide called "Food Security and Economic Justice."
- New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light works on climate change and sustainability issues in the state and nationally. NMIPL’s executive director, Sr. Joan Brown, serves on the CAC’s Sustainability Committee.
- Permaculture Institute has held certification courses at the CAC’s main office several times. Various CAC staff members have completed the course and are working to implement permaculture principles at the CAC.
