Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, takes a retrospective look over the entire arc of the five seasons of Another Name of Every Thing. Reflecting on each theme of the previous seasons we honor the wisdom of Richard and pepper him with refreshed questions on practical application for living out the lessons of the Universal Christ in our daily lives. It has been a tremendous gift for the CAC to serve our community through this podcast. Thank you for your ongoing suppor...
Mar 06, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 5
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, discusses the final layer of the Cosmic Egg, The Story. Richard describes “the story” as the great patterns that are always true. We pull on the threads of love that are active when engaged in “the story”, play with metaphors that examine a new way of seeing the Cosmic Egg, the relationship between chaos and order, and the Universal Christ as the key to holding Cosmic Egg together. Resources: visit cac.org/podcast , or where ever y...
Feb 27, 2021•1 hr 2 min•Season 5Ep. 4
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, steps into the “our story” of the Cosmic Egg. For this episode, CAC Faculty member Brian McLaren joins us. Resources: Visit cac.org/podcast , or where ever you download podcasts, to listen to the first 4 seasons of Another Name for Every Thing and discover other podcasts we produce. 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...
Feb 20, 2021•1 hr 17 min•Season 5Ep. 3
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, steps into the “my story” of the Cosmic Egg. Richard describes the “my story” as the private, small life searching for significance through power, prestige, and possessions. The threads of this conversation follow the gifts, shadows, and pursuits of healing within “my story”. Resources: visit cac.org/podcast , or where ever you download podcasts, to listen to the first 4 seasons of Another Name for Every Thing visit universalchrist...
Feb 13, 2021•51 min•Season 5Ep. 2
We are back for a fifth and final season! Richard Rohr is once again joined by Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson to walk together through the layers of the Cosmic Egg of Meaning and life in the Universal Christ. This season focuses on the Cosmic Egg of Meaning as a framework that positions "my story" within "our story" within "the story". In this episode, Richard teaches the overview of the Cosmic Egg so that we can hold the concept as a whole before diving into its particularities. Resources: The tr...
Feb 06, 2021•36 min•Season 5Ep. 1
All good things must come to an end. Join us next week as we begin to conclude this podcast series by exploring the cosmic egg of meaning (my story, our story, the story). The final season of Another Name for Every Thing begins February 6th, 2021.
Jan 30, 2021•6 min•Season 5Ep. 1
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, concludes the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy by reflecting on how these themes relate to the values of devotion, public virtue, and simplicity. The final conversation of this season enters the tension of how one embodies these themes and values out in personal and communal ways. Join us as we seek ways to better understand how we can embody our beliefs, wrestle with our shortcomings, and play with the int...
Jul 25, 2020•57 min•Season 4Ep. 9
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, continues the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. The seventh theme of the Alternative Orthodoxy leads us to union: Non-duality is the highest level of consciousness. Divine union, not private perfection, is the goal of all healthy religion This final theme holds the center of spiritual desire; Divine union. Join us as we share models of those who exemplify non-duality in their life, the nagging habits of pur...
Jul 18, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 8
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, continues the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. The sixth theme of the Alternative Orthodoxy introduces us to our primary teachers: The path of descent is the path of transformation. Darkness, failure, relapse, death, and woundedness are our primary teachers, rather than ideas or doctrines. This theme can be heavy to hold in ourselves and bearing witness to the experience of others. Join us as we share pers...
Jul 11, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, continues the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. The fifth theme of the Alternative Orthodoxy opens the door to everyone: The “separate self” is the major problem, not the shadow self which only takes deeper forms of disguise. There is a subtleness to this theme that takes some sussing out. Join us as we share personal stories that exemplify our wrestling with this theme, distinguish between the ‘shadow self...
Jul 04, 2020•1 hr 8 min•Season 4Ep. 6
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, continue the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. The fourth theme of the Alternative Orthodoxy opens the door to everyone: Everything belongs. No one needs to be punished, scapegoated, or excluded. We cannot directly fight or separate ourselves from evil or untruth. Darkness becomes apparent when exposed to the Light. This tenet has been a hallmark of Richard’s teachings – everything belongs. Join us as we sh...
Jun 27, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stone, continue the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. The third theme of the Alternative Orthodoxy reframes our perspective of reality: For those who see deeply there is only One Reality. By reason of the Incarnation, there is no truthful distinction between sacred and profane. The heart of this theme is about allowing what seems to be separate to become one; often through deep connective experiences of love and su...
Jun 20, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, continue the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. The second theme of the Alternative Orthodoxy is foundational for understanding the remaining themes: If God is Trinity and Jesus is the face of God, then it is a benevolent universe. God is not someone to be afraid of, but is the Ground of Being and on our side. This second theme lays the groundwork for relating to the shape of God within the Alternative Ortho...
Jun 13, 2020•58 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner begin the journey through the 7 Themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. The first theme of the Alternative Orthodoxy is the methodology that formed the remaining themes: Scripture, as validated by experience, and experience as validated by Tradition, are good scales for one’s spiritual worldview This foundational theme is the launchpad to whole of the Alternative Orthodoxy. Join us as we reflect on how we relate to scripture (even duri...
Jun 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 4Ep. 2
We are back for a fourth season! Richard Rohr is once again joined by Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson to walk together through the depths of conversation, personal stories, and life in the Universal Christ. This season focuses on the 7 themes of the Alternative Orthodoxy. In this introductory episode, Richard unpacks what the Alternative Orthodoxy is, where its roots can be found (spoiler: it’s the Franciscans), and how it creates a trustworthy dynamism for humanity and God. The transcript for this...
May 30, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 4Ep. 1
In this bonus episode we find Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner in dialogue without Richard Rohr. Recorded in the Fall 2019, Richard had to jettison to a meeting in Santa Fe and encouraged Brie and Paul to record a conversation without him on relationships, work, and parenting within the lens of the Universal Christ. This episode draws from the concrete experiences of Brie and Paul as they seek to live out the values of the Universal Christ within the reality of precocious kids, demanding work, and m...
May 09, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, look deeply into the ‘and’ between action and contemplation. This final discussion of Season 3 gathers and threads all of the themes of previous episodes together. This episode invites listeners to risk stepping more fully into conscious participation with the Universal Christ in both personal and collective approaches to action and contemplation. Visit cac.org/podcast to listen to season one of Another Name for Every Thing Visit u...
May 02, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 3Ep. 11
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Paul Swanson and Brie Stoner, talk about the roles of awe and wonder play in the spiritual journey. This episode circles around the themes of creativity, music, humor, and the joy of mundanity in a Christ-soaked world. 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, a...
Apr 25, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 3Ep. 10
Richard Rohr, in conversation with Brie Stoner and Paul Swanson, talk about how Christ is present in evolution and relational time. The focus threads through the distinction between deep time and linear time, not clinging to outcomes nor becoming passive to the urgent needs of the world, and practicing resurrection in our own lives. The transcript for this episode can be found here . For more podcasts from the Center for Action and Contemplation, visit cac.org/podcast Visit universalchrist.org t...
Apr 18, 2020•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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 final installment of the three-part series on this pandemic as a global initiation. This episode focuses on the final three redemptive gifts of the initiation process. Join us in conversation as we seek to live out these steps in quarantine, parenthood, practice, and contemplation. The five redemptive gifts of the initiation mes...
Apr 15, 2020•51 min•Season 3Ep. 10
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 . Visit cac.org/podcast to check out the Center for Action and Contemplation's family...
Apr 11, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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...
Apr 08, 2020•43 min•Season 3Ep. 9
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 Nam...
Apr 04, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 3Ep. 9
We'd love to have your thoughts in mind as we think about future seasons, help us out by filling out this survey: anothernameforeverything.com -- 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 essen...
Apr 01, 2020•1 hr 12 min•Season 3Ep. 8
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 Forg...
Mar 28, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 7
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 pl...
Mar 21, 2020•58 min•Season 3Ep. 6
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 . Visit cac.org/podcast to listen to learn more about our family of podcasts. Visit universalchrist.org to learn more about the core themes ...
Mar 14, 2020•1 hr 10 min•Season 3Ep. 5
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...
Mar 07, 2020•1 hr 16 min•Season 3Ep. 4
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'...
Feb 29, 2020•1 hr 25 min•Season 3Ep. 3
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...
Feb 22, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 2
