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An Enormous Freedom

Written by James Finley on June 23, 2022

Emotional sobriety is the same as detachment from our own ideas of happiness. Continue Reading An Enormous Freedom

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A Mind-Heart Connection

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 21, 2022

Eventually toxic emotions will disappear and nontoxic thinking will start to arise in our hearts. Continue Reading A Mind-Heart Connection

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Emotional Maturity

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 19, 2022

If an emotion does not help us read a situation better and more truthfully, we must let it go—for our own well-being. Continue Reading Emotional Maturity

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Expanding Circles of Love

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on April 11, 2022

The only way I know how to teach anyone to love God, is to love what God loves, which is everything and everyone. Continue Reading Expanding Circles of Love

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Standing Still, Moving the World

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on December 29, 2020

Contemplation and Action Summary Standing Still, Moving the World Tuesday, December 29, 2020 Give me a place to stand, and I will move the whole earth with a lever. —Archimedes Archimedes (c. 287–c. 212 BCE), a Greek philosopher and mathematician, noticed that if a lever was balanced in the correct place, on the correct fulcrum,… Continue Reading Standing Still, Moving the World

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The Wisdom of Presence

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on December 17, 2020

Self-Emptying The Wisdom of Presence Thursday, December 17, 2020 We empty ourselves to let the divine flood us with love. We are empty so we may be full. —Beverly Lanzetta It seems that one of the most difficult lessons for us to learn is that knowledge is not the same as wisdom. Even sincere spiritual… Continue Reading The Wisdom of Presence

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Letting Go of Our Very Selves

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on December 16, 2020

Self-Emptying Letting Go of Our Very Selves Wednesday, December 16, 2020 The great task of religion is to keep us fully awake, alert, and conscious. Staying awake comes not from willpower but from a wholehearted surrender to the moment—as it is. If we can truly be present, we will experience what most of us mean by God (and… Continue Reading Letting Go of Our Very Selves

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Spiritual Development

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 25, 2020

Thomas Keating: The Secret Embrace, Part Two Spiritual Development Sunday, October 25, 2020 Before we continue exploring Thomas Keating’s poems from The Secret Embrace under the helpful guidance of Cynthia Bourgeault, I want to offer a basic overview of the stages of spiritual development that I have used for years with spiritual directees and in… Continue Reading Spiritual Development

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Freedom in the Desert

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 29, 2020

Mystics and the Margins Freedom in the Desert Tuesday, September 29, 2020 When Christianity became the established religion of the Roman Empire, something remarkable and strange took place. A whole set of people began to flock to the margins of the Empire to pursue God. They went to the deserts of Palestine, Cappadocia, Syria, and… Continue Reading Freedom in the Desert

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Great Love

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on July 23, 2020

Mary Magdalene Great Love Thursday, July 23, 2020 One of the lessons we might learn from the Gospel stories of Mary Magdalene is that, in the great economy of grace, all is used and transformed. Nothing is wasted. God uses our egoic desires and identities and leads us beyond them. Jesus’ clear message to his… Continue Reading Great Love

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