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Unselfconscious Awareness

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on May 18, 2018

Art: Week 1 Unselfconscious Awareness Friday, May 18, 2018 The power of imagination and art is at the level of soul, where we do not consciously know what is happening. Therefore, we cannot engineer it, do not need to understand it, nor can we fully stop its effects! If we “perfectly understand” how God is… Continue Reading Unselfconscious Awareness

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Human Bodies: Week 1 Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on April 7, 2018

Human Bodies: Week 1 Summary: Sunday, April 1-Friday, April 6, 2018 I choose to believe in some kind of bodily resurrection because it localizes the Christ mystery in this material and earthly world and in our own bodies, the only world we know and the world that God created and loves. (Sunday) This Creator of… Continue Reading Human Bodies: Week 1 Summary

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Choosing Heaven

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on December 22, 2017

Heaven Choosing Heaven Friday, December 22, 2017 Today I’d like to share a reflection from Franciscan sister and scientist Ilia Delio (who in turn presents insights from Rabbi Rami Shapiro) to end our week of reflection on eternity, love, and heaven: Heaven is earth transformed by love when earthly life is lived in love; the… Continue Reading Choosing Heaven

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Action and Contemplation

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 26, 2017

Contemplation in Action: Week 1 Action and Contemplation Monday, June 26, 2017 The words action and contemplation have become classic Christian terminology for the two dancing polarities of our lives. Thomas Aquinas and many others stated that the highest form of spiritual maturity is not action or contemplation, but the ability to integrate the two… Continue Reading Action and Contemplation

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