"Although we are not always comfortable in darkness, the invitation to come away from life in the spotlight is intriguing. Could there be a blessing in the shadows?" . What are your thoughts on this question posed by Dr. Barbara Holmes? #DailyMeditations.

"Content yourself with a loving attentiveness toward the Holy One. This requires no effort, no agitation, no desire to taste her or feel her or understand her."—Mirabai Starr, quoted in today's Daily Meditations. What is the hardest for you to let go of?.

July 15 is the feast day of St. Bonaventure, a moment to celebrate the 13th-century mystic at the heart of the Franciscan movement.

"Darkness is a mentor of what it means to carry the light we ourselves have brought to blaze into the unknown parts of life so that others may also see and take hope." . How do these words from Joan Chittister resonate for you? #DailyMeditations

"It is very important, friends, not to think of the soul as dark. We are conditioned to perceive only external light. We forget that there is such a thing as inner light, illuminating our soul.” —Teresa of Ávila . Read on in our meditation. #DailyMeditations.

Opening this week's #DailyMeditations, @RichardRohrOFM reflects on spiritual transformation and the metaphor of moving through darkness and light — we'll explore these themes all week long!

We’re wrapping up this week of #DailyMeditations with a practice from theologian Megan McKenna. She invites us to imagine a prophet like Jonah appearing in our world today and challenging powerful nations. Explore this practice and more at

Speaking of what we can learn from Jonah's story, Fr. Richard writes, “We have to be swallowed by something bigger than ourselves. The phrase used by many, including Thomas Merton, was that we have to go into the ‘belly of the beast.’” . #DailyMeditations

In Falling Upward: Life As a Spiritual Journey — our REVAMPED online course — embark on a spiritual journey for the second half of life. Registration opens soon for this self-paced course, based on @RichardRohrOFM's book of the same name! Learn more:

In today's Daily Meditations, @RichardRohrOFM writes, “In their ‘political’ advocacy, prophets point out and confront the power equations that are always corrupting human relations and the divine relationship, too.” Does this align with your understanding.

.@KaitlinCurtice — a friend of CAC who's often featured in our #DailyMeditations — recently published an excerpt from @RichardRohrOFM's "The Tears of Things" on her Substack. We think you'll enjoy it!

"What if the God you believed in … changed the rules of the faith, threw out the spiritual guidebook that shaped your life, and commanded you to adopt a different, and unprecedented, approach to life?" —Bruce Epperly . #DailyMeditations

"God doesn’t scold Jonah for his anger. Instead, God engages it with compassion. God even goads it in a playful attempt to broaden Jonah’s horizons. God wants the grumpy preacher to see the Ninevites as God sees them." —Debie Thomas . #DailyMeditations

"There is a crisis of disobedience when we choose to disobey God’s will for our lives. In this instance, I think of Jonah…" writes Dr. Barbara Holmes in today's #DailyMeditations. Have you experienced a "crisis of disobedience" like she describes?.

Kicking off this week of #DailyMeditations, @RichardRohrOFM writes, "Jonah’s story breaks all the expectations of who is right and then remakes those expectations in favor of grace." Read on to explore how this story has informed much of Fr. Richard's

"An authentic faith. always implies a deep desire to change the world." —Pope Francis, “Evangelii Gaudium”. How have this week's #DailyMeditations on liberation and justice helped inspire you towards making change in our world?

What does it mean to center joy in the work of justice? . In this month's final #WeConspire, explore how the Faith Matters Network cultivates spiritual sustainability; authored by Brittney Jackson. She reminds us that "there is no sustainability without joy."

"Are we really free to imagine that there could be better alternatives to our free-market system?" asks @RichardRohrOFM. "We’re likely to be called dangerous or un-American if we dare broach the topic." #DailyMeditations

OUT NOW — a bonus episode of #EverythingBelongs, featuring Fr. Greg Boyle, the founder of @HomeboyInd. Fr. Boyle joins @RichardRohrOFM to discuss the legacy of Pope Francis — a Jesuit pope who was deeply inspired by St. Francis of Assisi's ministry.

Today's meditation explores the work of Brazilian Archbishop Dom Hélder Câmara (1909–1999), an advocate of liberation theology. #DailyMeditations. Are you familiar with Câmara’s legacy and teachings?