Tag Archives: panentheism

A Communion of Subjects

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on June 26, 2020

Cosmology and Nature A Communion of Subjects Friday, June 26, 2020 Acknowledging the intrinsic value, beauty, and even soul of creation, elements, plants, and animals is a major paradigm shift for most Western Christians. In fact, many in the past often dismissed such thinking as animism or paganism. We limited God’s love and salvation to… Continue Reading A Communion of Subjects

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged cosmology, God, Incarnation, Love, Presence, Soul

You Are the Body of Christ

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on March 4, 2019

This Is My Body You Are the Body of Christ Monday, March 4, 2019 Christ is the eternal amalgam of matter and spirit as one. They hold and reveal one another. Wherever the human and the divine coexist, we have the Christ. Wherever the material and the spiritual coincide, we have the Christ. That includes… Continue Reading You Are the Body of Christ

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged belonging, Body of Christ, Eucharist, holiness, Real Presence

Nature Is Ensouled

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on March 11, 2018

The Natural World: Week 2 Nature Is Ensouled Sunday, March 11, 2018 “By the word of the Lord the heavens were made” (Psalm 33:6). This tells us that the world came about as the result of a decision, not from chaos or chance, and this exalts it all the more. The creating word expresses a… Continue Reading Nature Is Ensouled

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Creation, Laudato Si', nature, Pope Francis, Soul

Mirroring the Divine

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on January 11, 2018

Contemplative Consciousness Mirroring the Divine Thursday, January 11, 2018 In Christianity the inner self is simply a stepping stone to an awareness of God. Man [sic] is the image of God, and his inner self is a kind of mirror in which God not only sees Himself, but reveals Himself to the “mirror” in which… Continue Reading Mirroring the Divine

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged identity, metaphor, participation, Thomas Merton

One God, One Love

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on December 13, 2016

Union One God, One Love Tuesday, December 13, 2016 Lady Julian of Norwich (c. 1342-c.1416) is one of my favorite mystics. Julian experienced her showings, as she called them, all on one night, probably May 8, 1373. It was such a profound experience that she asked the bishop to enclose her in a small anchor-hold… Continue Reading One God, One Love

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The Soul of All Things

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on November 11, 2016

Nature: Week 1 The Soul of All Things Friday, November 11, 2016 Apprehend God in all things, for God is in all things. Every single creature is full of God and is a book about God. Every creature is a word of God. If I spent enough time with the tiniest creature—even a caterpillar— I… Continue Reading The Soul of All Things

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Catholicism, Creation, nature

The Christification of the Universe

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on November 6, 2016

Nature: Week 1 The Christification of the Universe Sunday, November 6, 2016 The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world. —John 6:51 Jesus the Christ did not talk in this truly shocking way (see John 6:60) so we could worship bread and wine. He came so that we… Continue Reading The Christification of the Universe

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Creation, nature, Teilhard de Chardin