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In 1990 Art Blue joined a lay Franciscan community called Bethany House. The community ministered to men with AIDS and children from broken homes. These liberal Franciscans followed the teachings of radical Catholic theologian Matthew Fox, who taught that all religions and pagan spiritual paths lead to the Divine aspect of God in many different manifestations. In 1991 the community split and Art left with the more liberal community members to start a Creation Spirituality retreat center called Field of Dreams. For 4 1/2 years retreatants came to learn about all of the world religions and pagan spiritual paths, such as Native American spirituality and Celtic spirituality.