Richard Rohr
American Franciscan priest, ecumenical contemplative teacher, and founder (1987) of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque — one of the most widely-read contemplative Christian voices of the twenty-first century, with daily meditations reaching more than half a million readers. Born 1943 in Topeka, Kansas, Rohr was ordained Franciscan in 1970 and has become a bridge figure for readers across Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and secular contemplative streams: drawing on the Desert Mothers and Fathers, Francis of Assisi, Julian of Norwich, Meister Eckhart, Carl Jung, and the perennial tradition. His best-known books — Falling Upward, The Universal Christ, Immortal Diamond, Everything Belongs, Breathing Under Water — reframe Christian doctrine through the lens of contemplative experience and the second half of life.
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Quotes by Richard Rohr
116 quotes“The greatest of fools, foolish enough to be smart, can be saved.”
humilityBreathing Under Water
“It will always be a foolishness in the eyes of the world.”
foolishnessBreathing Under Water
“Always trust the wisdom of the body.”
bodyBreathing Under Water
“Healing always seems to involve the body.”
healingBreathing Under Water
“The body has to die before the spirit can rise.”
deathBreathing Under Water
“Every viewpoint is a view from a point.”
perspectiveThe Wisdom Pattern
“Until we recognize this, we cannot understand others' viewpoints.”
perspectiveThe Wisdom Pattern
“Reality is paradoxical and complementary.”
realityThe Wisdom Pattern
“Reality is not black or white. It is more often both / and than either / or.”
realityThe Wisdom Pattern
“Non-dual thinking is our way of finding peace.”
non-dualThe Wisdom Pattern
“In the second half of life, we move from a need for certainty to a desire for mystery.”
certaintyFalling Upward
“From a need for control to a willingness to let go.”
controlFalling Upward
“From a need to know to a desire to be known.”
knowingFalling Upward
“Everything belongs.”
inclusionEverything Belongs
“God uses everything. There are no dead-ends. There is no wasted time.”
providenceEverything Belongs
“He does not punish us — our sins do that.”
consequenceEverything Belongs
“And we are largely punished by our sins, not for them.”
consequenceEverything Belongs
“In the end, you must love your way into new thinking.”
loveEverything Belongs
“You cannot think your way into new ways of acting; you can only act your way into new ways of thinking.”
actionEverything Belongs
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