Another Name For Every Thing with Richard Rohr

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Emotional Buoyancy Apr 11, 2020

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Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, explores how one should relate with emotions and feelings when they arise. Leaning into how contemplation can help cultivate a right relationship with our feelings and the selfhood below the surface, the dialogue focuses on forgiveness, healthy acceptance and detachment, and emotions as messengers.

The transcript for this podcast can be found here.

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Bonus: Our Global Initiation | Part Two Apr 08, 2020

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In this bonus episode Richard, Brie, and Paul recorded their conversation remotely from the confines of their own homes during the pandemic COVID-19. This episode is a follow-up to ‘Our Global Initiation | Part One’ (where the theme focused on the five essential messages of initiation) and furthers those messages with the redemptive hope of each initiation step. The intention was to distill all of the redemptive angles in one episode. Alas, we only got through the first two messages (Richard was on a roll) and we will be back with another episode in the future centering on the final three.

The five redemptive gifts of the initiation messages:

1. It is true that life is hard, and yet my yoke is easy and my burden is light (Matthew 11:28).

2. It is true that you are not important, and yet do you not know that your name is written in heaven? (Luke 10:20).

3. It is true that your life is not about you, and yet I live now not my own life, but the life of Christ who lives in me (Galatians 2:20).

4. It is true that you are not in control, and yet can any of you, for all of your worrying, add a single moment to your span of life? (Luke 12:26).

5. It is true that you are going to die, and yet neither death nor life. . . can ever come between us and the love of God (Romans 8:38-39).

In the midst of this pandemic we hold you in contemplative solidarity and prayer for safety, rest, and renewal.

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Environmental Awareness Rooted in Franciscan Spirituality Apr 04, 2020

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Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, digs into the Franciscan roots that bear fruit for the current climate crisis. Drawing from the context of our planet’s fragility, the discussion forms around the Franciscan relational viewpoint with the bodies (planetary, human, and non-human), the role of lament, and embodying Franciscan values to be agents of healing.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Visit cac.org/podcast to listen to season one of Another Name for Every Thing

Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes of Richard’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. To do so, email us at podcasts@cac.org

Bonus: Our Global Initiation | Part One Apr 01, 2020

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In this bonus episode Richard, Brie, and Paul recorded their conversation remotely from the confines of their own homes during the pandemic COVID-19. This episode is the first of two on how reality is initiating us into a new paradigm. This shared moment in time drew out Richard's reflections on the five essential messages of initiation.

The five essential messages of initiation are:

1) Life is hard.

2) You are not that important.

3) Your life is not about you.

4) You are not in control.

5) You are going to die.

In the midst of this pandemic we hold you in contemplative solidarity and prayer for safety, rest, and renewal.

The World, the Flesh, and the Devil Mar 28, 2020

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Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, steps into the quagmire of sin and evil. With a posture of humility and openness, the discussion circulates on the relationship between incarnation, failure, redemption, and systems of power.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

Visit cac.org/podcast to listen to season one of Another Name for Every Thing

Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes of Richard’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. To do so, email us at podcasts@cac.org

Bonus: Finding Presence in the Midst of a Pandemic Mar 21, 2020

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Typically Another Name for Every Thing is recorded months apart from it's actual release date on the grounds of the Center for Action and Contemplation. In light of the crisis facing our world with the pandemic, COVID-19, we are taking a break from airing Season 3 of Another Name for Every Thing to reflect on the reality around us. On March 20th, most of our production team gathered via Zoom to record this special episode (on Richard's 77th birthday 🥳).

Next week, we will continue to air our planned episodes from Season 3. In the mean time, we are looking at ways to revise our production schedule so that we can be with you amidst the disruptions and shifting state of our world.

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The Personal is Political Mar 14, 2020

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Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, delve into the relationship between the personal and the universal through the lens of politics. Seeking to see from a Christ-soaked world perspective the discussion focuses on power, healing divisions, values, and personal and communal agency.

The transcript for this episode can be found here.

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Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes of Richard’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at podcasts@cac.org

Jesus and The Empire Mar 07, 2020

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Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, unpack the radicality of the life and ministry of Jesus. The threads of dialogue revolve around the implications of living out your faith within an empire, the cost of living into a prophetic imagination, and healing as an act of resistance.

The transcript for this podcast can be found here.

Visit cac.org/podcasts to learn more about our family of podcasts.

Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes of Richard’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at podcasts@cac.org

What Do We Do with the Bible & Tradition? Feb 29, 2020

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Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, talk about their relationships to the Bible, the Perennial Tradition, and what we can glean from how Jesus read the Hebrew texts.

The transcript for this podcast can be found here.

Visit cac.org/podcast to listen to learn about our family of podcasts.

Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes of Richard’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at podcasts@cac.org

Universal Christ Values (Part 2) Feb 22, 2020

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Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, continue the discussion on the values inherent to the The Universal Christ and how one might be able to live them out in their day to day life.

The transcript for this podcast can be found here.

Visit cac.org/podcast to learn about our family of podcasts. We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments or feedback. To do so, email us at podcasts@cac.org

Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes of Richard’s book, The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

We'd love to hear your thoughts, comments, or feedback. To do so, email us at podcasts@cac.org