Life Coming to a Focus
Saturday, March 7, 2020
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Homilies with Richard Rohr
Hosted by Richard Rohr
Until the 2020 pandemic, Father Richard Rohr regularly gave homilies at his local parish. Delivered in a conversational style, these 10- to 15-minute sermons are part of the Mass at Holy Family Church in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Meet the Faculty
Franciscan friar and ecumenical teacher, Father Richard Rohr bears witness to the deep wisdom of Christian mysticism and traditions of action and contemplation. Founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, Father Richard teaches how God’s grace guides us to our birthright as beings made of Divine Love. He is the author of numerous books, including The Universal Christ, The Wisdom Pattern, Just This, and Falling Upward.
Episodes
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All must be tested in regard to their use of Power
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Length: 00:17:35
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The non-violent Manifesto of Jesus
Sunday, February 23, 2020
Length: 00:17:00
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A Fundamental Option for God allows you to withstand many Ambiguities
Saturday, February 15, 2020
Length: 00:12:27
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The Mind does not like to Change
Saturday, January 25, 2020
Length: 00:10:35
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Sin is collective and salvation is collective
Sunday, January 19, 2020
Length: 00:09:43
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Initiation and the Baptism of Jesus
Sunday, January 12, 2020
Length: 00:10:08
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The Star is a universal, nature based symbol of Guidance
Sunday, January 5, 2020
Length: 00:12:53
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The Qualities to Look For
Saturday, December 14, 2019
Length: 00:09:49
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The Two Tasks
Sunday, December 8, 2019
Length: 00:15:26
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Not a Threat but a Breaking In
Saturday, November 30, 2019
Length: 00:07:06
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To God, all People are Alive
Sunday, November 10, 2019
Length: 00:08:26
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If you hated something, you would not have created it
Sunday, November 3, 2019
Length: 00:11:41
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Perpetual Sophomores
Sunday, October 13, 2019
Money
Sunday, September 22, 2019
God running after humanity, who barely want to be Found
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Capitalist Economy and Gift Economy
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Ascending Religions and Descending Religions
Saturday, August 17, 2019
Divine Pitch and Catch
Sunday, August 11, 2019
Stupid, Stupid, Stupid!
Sunday, August 4, 2019
Evil is socially legitimated before the individual dares
Saturday, July 6, 2019
Tribalism versus Otherness
Sunday, June 30, 2019
The Meal of More Than Enough
Sunday, June 23, 2019
No one is ready for the shape of God
Sunday, June 16, 2019
Litany of the Holy Spirit: Finding God Within Our Hearts
Sunday, June 9, 2019
Feast of the Ascension: Jesus returning as Christ
Saturday, June 1, 2019
Four Stages
Sunday, May 26, 2019
How much can you include inside of God?
Sunday, May 12, 2019
Text and Commentary
Sunday, May 5, 2019
Easter Homily: Everything Will Be Alright in the End
Sunday, April 21, 2019
The Woman at the Well: Jesus Talking on a Spiritual Level
Saturday, March 23, 2019
2nd Sunday of Lent—A Triptych of Transformation
Sunday, March 17, 2019
First Sunday of Lent—Even Jesus had to face the temptations of misuse of power
Sunday, March 10, 2019
Jesus was a good psychologist
Sunday, March 3, 2019
Introducing Another Name for Every Thing with Richard Rohr
Sunday, February 24, 2019
We create our Destiny
Saturday, February 23, 2019
What the world would look like if Jesus’ worldview was in control
Sunday, February 17, 2019
Don’t Be Afraid of Yourself
Sunday, February 10, 2019
Nothing Else Matters
Saturday, February 2, 2019
Unity is created out of Diversity
Sunday, January 27, 2019
You must leave “home” to be wise
Sunday, January 6, 2019
Practical Christianity is just being Fully Human
Sunday, December 16, 2018
The Liturgical Year as a Human Map
Sunday, December 2, 2018
Christ is Bigger and Older than Jesus
Sunday, November 25, 2018
When Worlds Fall Apart
Saturday, November 17, 2018
Anything above criticism will soon be Evil
Sunday, November 11, 2018
The Partnership of Gender
Sunday, October 7, 2018
What about Hell?
Sunday, September 30, 2018
CONSPIRE 2018: Iona Liturgy Homily
Saturday, September 1, 2018
To Whom Else shall we Go?
Sunday, August 26, 2018
My Statement on the Sexual Abuse Catastrophe in the Church
Saturday, August 18, 2018
What Bread are you Eating?
Sunday, August 12, 2018
Who eats Whom?
Sunday, August 5, 2018
Worldviews of Abundance Versus Scarcity
Saturday, July 28, 2018
She saves Herself by Trusting
Sunday, July 1, 2018
Littleness over Bigness
Sunday, June 17, 2018
The Full Spectrum of Incarnation
Saturday, June 2, 2018
The Map Comes Full Circle
Sunday, May 13, 2018
Self Love to Group Love to Universal Love
Sunday, May 6, 2018
Being Connected Over Being Correct
Saturday, April 28, 2018
Wounded and Resurrected at the Same Time
Sunday, April 8, 2018
Eastern Church Gets it More than the Western Church
Sunday, April 1, 2018
True Self False Self
Sunday, March 18, 2018
It’s All Grace From Beginning to End
Sunday, March 11, 2018
Jesus’ Assault on the System
Saturday, March 3, 2018
The Light and the Cloud
Sunday, February 25, 2018
Fasting from Hating and Anger
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Who Are You Afraid To Touch
Saturday, February 10, 2018
Evil knows that it is all about power
Sunday, February 4, 2018
Lots of priests, not so many prophets
Sunday, January 28, 2018
An Inner Dialogue of Naming and Responding
Sunday, January 14, 2018
Three Kinds of Kings, Three Kinds of Power
Sunday, January 7, 2018
Two Kinds of Time
Sunday, December 31, 2017
The Velcro/Teflon Explanation
Sunday, December 17, 2017
Our Actions Seem to Matter
Saturday, November 25, 2017
Moving Out Into Bigger Circles
Sunday, November 19, 2017
When God Makes Love to the Soul
Saturday, November 11, 2017
Truth Cannot always Take Sides
Sunday, October 22, 2017
In the End, a Banquet
Saturday, October 14, 2017
Jesus’ Critique of Negativity
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Jesus is not impressed by opinionated people
Sunday, October 1, 2017
Make Sure You are in Need of Forgiveness
Saturday, September 16, 2017
Where there is right relationship, there is the church
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Trust is a Rock You Can Build Upon
Sunday, August 27, 2017
The Gradual Overcoming of Racism, even in Jesus
Sunday, August 20, 2017
Peter Walked on Water too!
Saturday, August 12, 2017
Homily at close of CONSPIRE 2017
Sunday, July 9, 2017
Not who Suffers the Most, but who Loves the Most
Saturday, July 1, 2017
True Goodness is Normally Persecuted
Sunday, June 25, 2017
Bodies are for Love Making
Sunday, June 18, 2017
The Full Map of Humanity
Saturday, May 20, 2017
The Death of Venus
Saturday, April 1, 2017
Christ the Mirror
Sunday, March 19, 2017
First Sunday of Lent—The Powerlessness of Not Knowing
Sunday, March 5, 2017
Be afraid of everything; unless it is white, American, and successful
Saturday, February 25, 2017
There is no such thing as being Non-Political
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Our Post-Truth Society
Sunday, February 12, 2017
When everyone is a “Christian” no one is a Christian
Sunday, February 5, 2017
Family and Job Can Keep us from the Big Picture
Saturday, January 21, 2017
Those Who Give Gifts Receive Gifts
Sunday, January 8, 2017
The Eternal Woman
Sunday, January 1, 2017
Christmas 2016: Really only One Message
Sunday, December 25, 2016
The Real Situation
Saturday, December 17, 2016
Who are the ready recipients?
Sunday, December 11, 2016
Threat or Divine Thief?
Sunday, November 27, 2016
No Human Kingship is Big Enough
Saturday, November 19, 2016
There is Not a Good King in the Whole Bible
Sunday, November 13, 2016
Reversing Up and Down
Sunday, October 30, 2016
God Is Listening, but It Changes YOU!
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Memorial Mass and Homily for Sr. Paula Gonzalez, SC
Saturday, October 15, 2016
Faith is Not Will Power as much as Confidence
Sunday, October 2, 2016
“When it fails you. . .”
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
So they cannot repay you!
Sunday, August 28, 2016
“Lord, who then can be saved?”
Saturday, August 20, 2016
God as Servant of the Soul and Divine Thief
Sunday, August 7, 2016
Primary, Naked Speech
Sunday, July 24, 2016
CONSPIRE 2016: Liturgy Homily
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Border Crossing Story
Sunday, July 10, 2016
Scattered Insights from Three Readings
Sunday, July 3, 2016
A Parallel Universe of Meaning
Sunday, June 26, 2016
Horizontal Identity and Vertical Identity
Sunday, June 19, 2016
God Is All Vulnerable More Than All Mighty
Sunday, June 5, 2016
Feast of Corpus Christi—One Body, One Suffering, One Happiness
Saturday, May 28, 2016
Pentecost Sunday: The Divine Sparkplug
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Seeing is Not Always Recognizing
Sunday, May 8, 2016
Love is not What as much as How
Sunday, April 24, 2016
Jesus’ Non Dual Teaching Is Still Considered “Blasphemy”
Sunday, April 17, 2016
He looks just like everybody else!
Sunday, April 10, 2016
Easter Homily: Reality Moves Toward Resurrection
Sunday, March 27, 2016
A Psychology of Sin and Blaming
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Third Sunday of Lent—How it all Starts: A Burning Bush and a Social Task
Sunday, February 28, 2016
All In One Picture
Sunday, February 21, 2016
Temptations to the Misuse of Power
Sunday, February 14, 2016
The Most Profound Chapter in the Bible
Sunday, January 31, 2016
Jesus’ Inaugural Address
Saturday, January 23, 2016
Is religion about washing or about enjoying?
Sunday, January 17, 2016
We need Fire more than Water
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Journey of the Magi by T.S. Eliot
Sunday, January 3, 2016
When Time Comes to a Fullness
Friday, January 1, 2016
A Boy Seeking Initiation
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Christmas Mass 2015: The Great Embodiment
Friday, December 25, 2015
A Country of Fear and Anger
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Today is a Time for Mercy
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Standing Tall with Dignity
Sunday, November 29, 2015
The End of Worlds
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Who are the Saints?
Sunday, November 1, 2015
God cannot resist Weakness
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Feast of St. Francis: A Universal Man
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Two different starting points
Sunday, September 20, 2015
There is Only One suffering/Only One happiness
Sunday, September 13, 2015
Jesus punishes no one
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Your faith is what you wake up for in the morning
Sunday, August 23, 2015
Christification of the Universe
Sunday, August 16, 2015
Outdoor Fiesta Sermon
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Our weakness is what refines the Soul
Sunday, July 5, 2015
The Mustard Seed Conspiracy
Sunday, June 14, 2015
Who are we to Judge?
Sunday, May 10, 2015
What is Resurrection? A New Story Line
Sunday, April 5, 2015
You cannot get there, You can only be there
Sunday, March 22, 2015
First Sunday of Lent: From a Bad Novel to Utter Good News
Sunday, February 22, 2015
The Politics of Exclusion
Sunday, February 15, 2015
A short word on Truth Speakers
Sunday, February 1, 2015
The Core Message
Sunday, January 25, 2015
Glorify God in your Body
Sunday, January 18, 2015
Feast of the Baptism of Jesus: You must start with something Positive
Sunday, January 11, 2015
Feast of the Epiphany: The Outsiders are sometimes the Insiders
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Feast of the Holy Family: The Unholy Family
Saturday, December 27, 2014
Last Sunday of Advent: Mary is our “Let it Be!”
Sunday, December 21, 2014
“Rejoice Sunday”—Third Sunday of Advent: How you think is who you are
Sunday, December 14, 2014
Second Sunday of Advent: Down by the Riverside Forgiveness
Sunday, December 7, 2014
First Sunday of Advent: To be awake is to be Now—Here
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Feast of Christ King of the Universe: Two Ways of Destroying Enemies
Sunday, November 23, 2014
A little Scripture study is necessary
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Eleanor Roosevelt agrees with St. Paul
Sunday, October 5, 2014
Belief is Cheap and Action is Real
Sunday, September 28, 2014
Who “deserves” anything?
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Feast of the Holy Cross: How is the Cross any kind of victory?
Sunday, September 14, 2014
The Power of Community
Sunday, September 7, 2014
No One Can Experience Jesus for You
Sunday, August 24, 2014
Creating a Community of Compassion: Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand
Friday, August 8, 2014
A Homily on the Weeds and the Wheat
Sunday, July 20, 2014
God Is Not Who You Think!
Sunday, July 6, 2014
Feast of Corpus Christi—You are what you eat, you are what you drink
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Trinity Sunday—A Daring Name for God
Sunday, June 15, 2014
Pentecost—Why Do You Ask for What Has Already Been Given to You?
Sunday, June 8, 2014
Feast of the Ascension of Jesus—Absence Creates a God Sized Hole Within Us
Sunday, June 1, 2014
Really!
Sunday, May 25, 2014
Do Not Be Afraid. We Return Where We Started.
Sunday, May 18, 2014
Unjust Suffering/The Welcoming Prayer
Sunday, May 11, 2014
The Woman at the Well and the One Who is Speaking
Sunday, March 23, 2014
Love of Enemies
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Presentation of the Lord in the Temple
Sunday, February 2, 2014
What is the “Kingdom of God”?
Sunday, January 26, 2014
Baptism of the Lord—Baptism is Initiation through Another: (No one baptizes themselves)
Sunday, January 12, 2014
Feast of the Holy Family: The Science of Love
Sunday, December 29, 2013
Here, Joseph is the Hero!
Sunday, December 22, 2013
Retribution Versus Restoration
Sunday, December 15, 2013
Second Sunday of Advent: Pope Francis as a New John the Baptist
Sunday, December 8, 2013
Why We Need Apocalyptic Literature
Sunday, November 17, 2013
What is Resurrection
Saturday, November 9, 2013
Seeing and Being Seen
Sunday, November 3, 2013
Two Kinds of Religious People
Sunday, October 27, 2013
Prayer Gives You What You Need, Not What You Want
Sunday, October 20, 2013
The Grateful Leper was Probably Grateful Before His Healing
Saturday, October 12, 2013
Little Faith Might be Better than “Big Faith”
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Rich Man/Poor Man
Sunday, September 29, 2013
The Danger of Money
Saturday, September 21, 2013
The Prodigal Father
Sunday, September 15, 2013
Every Expectation of Return is a Resentment in the Making
Sunday, September 1, 2013
Unity Implies Previous Division
Sunday, August 18, 2013
The Divine Thief in the Night
Sunday, August 11, 2013
Jesus Is Honest About Wealth
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Prayer Changes Us, Not God
Sunday, July 28, 2013
The Good Samaritan
Sunday, July 14, 2013
Three Good Lessons
Sunday, July 7, 2013
Law and Freedom
Sunday, June 30, 2013
The Common Good Might Mean That I Lose
Sunday, June 23, 2013
The Woman “who was a sinner”
Saturday, June 15, 2013
Women and Widows
Sunday, June 9, 2013
Feast of the Holy Trinity with the Dalai Lama
Sunday, May 26, 2013
The Return to the Ordinary
Sunday, April 14, 2013
First Sunday After Easter—We are All Heading Toward Resurrection
Sunday, April 7, 2013
Feast of the Holy Family—Our Children Are Not Ours
Sunday, December 30, 2012
Third Sunday of Advent—Keeping Our Hearts Open in Hell
Sunday, December 16, 2012
Sunday of Advent—A Path, Not an Obstacle Course
Sunday, December 9, 2012
Christ, King of the Universe: The Christ Mystery was “Plan A” from the Very Beginning
Sunday, November 25, 2012
613 Commandments Reduced to 2!
Saturday, November 3, 2012
Non-Training for Servanthood
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Words Versus Action
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
The Primacy of Message over Messenger
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Who is Usable for God?
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Scarcity Versus Abundance
Monday, August 6, 2012
Woe to the Shepherds Who Do Not Heal and Reconcile
Sunday, July 22, 2012
Priests and Prophets
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Feast of John the Baptist—He Knew Who He Was and He Knew Who He Wasn’t
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Father’s Day: No Father’s Day Cards
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Love is the Only Message
Sunday, May 13, 2012
The Illusion of a Separate Self
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Where is Jesus?
Sunday, April 22, 2012
What Jesus Didn’t Say to Thomas
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Easter Sunday 2012
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Palm Sunday 2012
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Some Resent Forgiveness
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Homily at Closing Liturgy of Nature and the Human Soul—”Transubstantiation” is the Only Thing Happening!
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Feast of Epiphany
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Heart Filling and Heart Knowing
Sunday, January 1, 2012