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Carmen Acevedo Butcher (she/her)

@cab-phd

I love Earth, Marsh walks, coffee, dark chocolate, conversation, books, teaching, translating, writing, chanting, contemplating, aka living. Translated Practice of the Presence by Br. Lawrence, the Cloud of Unknowing, & others

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A woman is meditating outside on an outcrop under the sun on a beautiful day.

A woman is meditating outside on an outcrop under the sun on a beautiful day.

Grateful to be interviewed by Canadian journalist Anne Thériault for “Why today’s spiritual seekers are reviving ancient practices,” for Broadview. A joy to talk of Benedict of Nursia and more! Thank you, Anne! @annetheriault.bsky.social

broadview.org/modern-mysti...

20.01.2026 03:17 👍 10 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
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✨ Insights from Writers on their Process ✨

For over 25 years, Berkeley Writers at Work has invited campus writers to share how their ideas evolve from inspiration to publication.

🎥 Explore archived interviews and readings from faculty, poets, journalists, and more!

24.10.2025 22:22 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you, @paulistfathers.bsky.social

20.01.2026 03:09 👍 3 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
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"How Can Contemplative Christianity Help Me?" Discover your faith anew at our LIVE online event on 5/18.

Brian McLaren, James Finley, and Carmen Acevedo Butcher will guide attendees through practices to help us explore contemplative Christianity. tinyurl.com/3munekb6

31.03.2025 21:23 👍 14 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
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Sean put Tao’s channel on.

08.04.2025 06:24 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

John Levine of @ucberkeleywriting.bsky.social interviews Dacher Keltner of @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social — an excellent interview!

11.03.2025 05:40 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

#banbillionairism

07.03.2025 03:53 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The Truth About Privatization | Robert Reich
The Truth About Privatization | Robert Reich Robert Reich explains why using the private sector for government services can have negative consequences. Watch More: 7 Economics Fundamentals ►► https://youtu.be/utuX4_uD5lE

Elon Musk has called for Amtrak and the Postal Service to be privatized.

Be warned: this is a call to gut essential public services to pad corporate profits.

Here are my 5 rules of thumb for when public services should NOT be privatized.

06.03.2025 21:30 👍 3440 🔁 1085 💬 189 📌 56
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Speak up as I have at the US capitol, by phone, email, letters, protests! Join the struggle to protect our rule of law, to protect nature and people

03.03.2025 13:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad

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Trump orders swathes of US forests to be cut down for timber. Time for US to #ReWild!!

Call your congressional delegation now to #stop this #devastating turn in our land management.

04.03.2025 03:08 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Happy to see you, Darrell!💚🙌🏽

20.12.2024 02:31 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you, kind friend!🙏🏽🥰

20.12.2024 02:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Authors I've read 5 or more books by:
E M Forster
Virginia Woolf
David Gerrold
@leannareneehieber.bsky.social
@morganbrice.bsky.social
@cab-phd.bsky.social
@carlmccolman.bsky.social
(Yes, I know, that's more than 5.) 🙂 📚

12.12.2024 16:37 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 3 📌 1

Thank you, Robert. Your kind words are appreciated.

20.12.2024 02:26 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

What a wonderful welcome, Justin, @new-eden.bsky.social! I have such good memories of our conversation then too!

22.11.2024 04:51 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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This is my first non-blue-sky post.

20.11.2024 06:11 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0