Tag Archives: encounter

The Humility to Be Taught

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on March 21, 2023

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged awe, beginner's mind, Grace, Humility, trust, Weakness

Extroverted Mysticism

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on March 7, 2023

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged journey, liminal space, opportunity, pilgrimage, Soul, trust, Wes Granberg-Michaelson

Bringing Forth New Life

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on March 2, 2023

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged desert spirituality, focus, Mary Earle, metaphor, mystics, Presence, women

Prophets Belong in Community

Written by Barbara Holmes on January 4, 2023

Have you ever felt as if God’s Spirit was on you? Continue Reading Prophets Belong in Community

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Barbara Holmes, Community, gift, God, Moses, Prophets

Faith: Weekly Summary

Written by Brian McLaren on December 10, 2022

True faith involves not knowing and even not needing to know. Continue Reading Faith: Weekly Summary

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged faith, openness, participation, practice, prayer

Love Beyond the Veil

Written by Barbara Holmes on November 2, 2022

We live in a world saturated with the love and intentionality of an ever-present God. Continue Reading Love Beyond the Veil

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged ancestors, anecdote, Barbara Holmes, CONSPIRE, death, family, Love

A Mystical Way of Life

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 4, 2022

Francis knew then what he was to do with his life: to embrace Jesus in the poor and rejected. Continue Reading A Mystical Way of Life

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged conversion, Francis of Assisi, Franciscan spirituality, Murray Bodo, mysticism

Acting In Conscious Love

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 30, 2022

The little way is the spirituality of imperfection; we come to God not by doing it right, but by doing it wrong. Continue Reading Acting In Conscious Love

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged anecdote, imperfection, Love, Therese of Lisieux

Gestures in the Right Direction

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

Our words and ideas tend to become wobbly and unreliable when we point them at the divine. Continue Reading Gestures in the Right Direction

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Experience, God, Janet Williams, Truth, unknowing

Violence Begins with the Personal

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on May 6, 2022

What is needed is a way for understanding how, from a personal and holistic perspective, all violence is one. Continue Reading Violence Begins with the Personal

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged connection, control, justice, Love, Pamela Cooper-White, relationship, violence