Enneagram Essentials with Russ Hudson

Everything Belongs: Living the Teachings of Richard Rohr Forward

Center for Action and Contemplation

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 723 Ratings

🗓️ 10 April 2026

⏱️ 100 minutes

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Today the team is honored to speak with author and Enneagram teacher Russ Hudson. Russ reminds us that you are not your type — you have a type, which is connected to your habitual coping strategy. But first, Paul and Mike dive deeper into Richard's particular way of teaching the Enneagram. Join us for an exploration of Enneagram essentials in which both Richard and Russ help us move away from ego-driven patterns towards greater presence and purpose. Tune in to discover how the Enneagram is not just about personality typing, but about transformation and solidarity. Welcome to a journey that helps reveal how everything — and everyone — belongs. Sign Up for The Enneagram Email Series: Deepen your journey with the Enneagram. Sign up for monthly reflections, practices, and resources that connect contemplative wisdom with your daily life: here Additional Enneagram Resources: Find the transcript for this episode here. The Enneagram: An Introduction: A brief introduction to this tool and a compilation of different resources curated for those longing to better understand, and have compassion for, themselves and others. Enneagram as a Tool for Your Spiritual Journey: Use the offer code POD35 to get 35% off this foundational Enneagram teaching from Fr. Richard Rohr and Episode 2 guest Russ Hudson. The Enneagram & Grace: Richard Rohr and Russ Hudson offer a deep study of the Enneagram as a practice to nurture transformation for ourselves and compassion for the world. Use POD35 to get 35% off your order. Follow us on Instagram. How can your wounds lead to wisdom? Discover topics about what your number might be trying to teach you. Join the conversation on Facebook. Share wisdom with others on the Enneagram journey. Pick up a copy of Fr. Richard's book The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective. Connect With Us! Have a question you’d like ask the team to answer about this season? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts@cac.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	You're listening to a podcast by the Center for Action and Contemplation. To learn more, visit
0:05.4	cac.org. Friends, welcome back to the Everything Belongs podcast with Father Richard Roar. Each season,
0:14.3	we've explored an aspect of Richard's deep teachings, usually focusing on one of his books. So far,
0:20.3	we've looked at falling upward, we've looked at eager to love,
0:22.8	and last season, we looked at Richard's latest book, The Tears of Things.
0:27.3	Each episode, we travel over to Richard's house to unpack some wisdom with him,
0:32.0	and then we're joined by a guest who helps us to live the teachings forward,
0:36.1	to think about Richard's wisdom in new ways
0:38.7	by asking new questions emerging in our rapidly changing world.
0:43.6	But this season is a little bit different.
0:46.4	This season, we're exploring a contemporary tool
0:49.1	that draws on ancient wisdom,
0:51.4	a tool of discernment, solidarity, and self-discovery that focuses on how our wounds
0:57.5	can lead us to our wisdom and to discerning our work in the world. And of course, I'm talking
1:04.4	about the Enneagram. If you'd like to read along, you're welcome to pick up a copy of Richard's
1:09.5	book, The Enneagram, A Christian Perspective, and check out pages 1 through 42. But more importantly, we want this
1:17.0	season to cultivate a conversation. We want to invite you to expand the exploration and dive
1:23.2	into the discussion with us and with friends who want to listen along and live the teachings
1:28.2	forward yourselves. Whether it's with one trusted friend, a spiritual director, or a group,
1:33.5	a monthly meeting in a coffee shop, a living room, or a Zoom room, we encourage you to find
1:38.7	folks who want to listen along or even read Richard's book together or one of the many other
1:43.7	great books that we're
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