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Gary Barber
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Gay man living in Caruthers, a small Central California town, working in the insurance industry, interested in art, exercise, music, politics, spirituality, and justice and mutual aid for all.
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Dissolving into Love
CAC core faculty member Carmen Acevedo Butcher speaks of how we can become agents of transformation and healing by giving of ourselves like salt and
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December 30, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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Living in the Light of God’s Love
I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness but will have the light of life. —John 8:12 CAC faculty member James Finley
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December 29, 2025 at 4:34 PM
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December 28, 2025
On the clear, cold morning of December 29, 1890, on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, three U.S.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:35 AM
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December 27, 2025
Over the Christmas holiday, the Trump administration threw its weight against the U.S.
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December 28, 2025 at 3:25 PM
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That by Which We See
We close our 2025 Daily Meditations reflecting on what “being salt and light” means for Christians and all people of good will. Father Richard Rohr
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December 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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December 26, 2025
On Tuesday, December 23, the U.S.
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December 27, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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A Universal Christ
Franciscan sister and scientist Ilia Delio focuses on the theology of the incarnation and the universal nature of the Christ mystery: The Christian
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December 26, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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December 25, 2025
The modern version of Santa Claus arrived in the United States in 1863, when he stopped at an army camp of Union soldiers in the January 3 issue of Harper’s Weekly. Cartoonist Thomas Nast drew Santa w...
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December 26, 2025 at 4:58 AM
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Christ Is Always Arriving
Christmas Day Richard Rohr describes why celebrating Christmas and the Incarnation of Jesus is foundational to Franciscan spirituality: In the first 1200
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December 25, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Light in the World, Light in Us
Christmas Eve To be alive in the adventure of Jesus is to kneel at the manger and gaze upon that little baby who is radiant with so much promise for our
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December 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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December 23, 2025
On December 24, 2025, the North American Aerospace Defense Command, or NORAD, will celebrate seventy years of tracking Santa’s sleigh.
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December 24, 2025 at 5:27 AM
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December 22, 2025
This afternoon, President Donald J.
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December 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Inspired by the Christ
For Teilhard, the seeing of Christ in all things was the most powerful source for Christian renewal, for the transformation of humanity, and for the
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December 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Christ in Every Thing
Christ is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation. For in him were created all things in heaven and on earth, the visible and the
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December 22, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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December 21, 2025
Speaking today at Turning Point USA’s annual “AmericaFest” conference, Vice President J.D.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
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December 20, 2025
On November 19, 2025, Congress passed H.R.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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December 19, 2025
This past week feels like the final, chaotic days of a political era.
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December 20, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Rightful and Radical Amazement
Richard Rohr insists we thrive when we understand our rightful place in the cosmic order: Our ordinary lives are given extraordinary significance when we
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December 19, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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December 18, 2025
“These are the times that try men’s souls.
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December 19, 2025 at 5:12 AM
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Reverence for Reality
Earth is so thick with divine possibility that it is a wonder we can walk anywhere without cracking our shins on altars. —Barbara Brown Taylor, An Altar
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December 18, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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December 17, 2025
This morning, four vulnerable Republicans signed onto the discharge petition all House Democrats have signed to force Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) to bring a bill to extend the premium tax credits for ...
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December 18, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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December 16, 2025
While President Donald J.
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December 17, 2025 at 7:07 AM
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December 14, 2025
Last Sunday, on December 7, Mydelle Wright, a well-regarded preservationist, filed a declaration before a court, saying that President Donald J.
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December 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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Are We Open to Awe?
Third Sunday of Advent  The roots of ultimate insights are found … on the level of wonder and radical amazement, in the depth of awe, in our
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December 14, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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December 12, 2025
Today former Alabama senator Doug Jones launched his campaign to become the state’s next governor.
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December 13, 2025 at 3:38 PM