Tag Archives: Presence

The God Particle

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 10, 2018

Unknowing: Week 2 The God Particle Wednesday, October 10, 2018 Rick Hocker, a friend and author of the delightful allegory Four in the Garden, recently shared this reflection with me. I hope it will give you a taste of the “unknowing” experience I am trying to describe. And even for those who seek, God often… Continue Reading The God Particle

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged connection, God, metaphor, Rick Hocker, Soul, unknowing

Transcendence

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 9, 2018

Unknowing: Week 2 Transcendence Tuesday, October 9, 2018 God, it seems, cannot really be known, but only related to. Or, as the mystics would assert, we know God by loving God, by trusting God, by placing our hope in God. It is a nonpossessive, nonobjectified way of knowing. It is always I-Thou and never I-It,… Continue Reading Transcendence

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged God, Karen Armstrong, religion, unknowing

Prayer Beyond Words

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 5, 2018

Unknowing: Week 1 Prayer Beyond Words Friday, October 5, 2018 The two paths of knowing and not-knowing are primarily taught through prayer itself! No wonder all spiritual teachers emphasize prayer so much. In Jesus’ teaching and example, we may first notice the prayer of words in the Our Father and his encouragement to “ask” and… Continue Reading Prayer Beyond Words

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Contemplation, Jesus, monotheism, prayer, unknowing

The Self-in-God

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

Western Christianity The Self-in-God Tuesday, September 18, 2018 In his booklet That We May Be One, Thomas Keating writes about two models of spirituality and how they influence our growth in God’s likeness: Since the Reformation, the Christian Tradition has been somewhat focused on doctrinal differences rather than on the spiritual journey itself and the… Continue Reading The Self-in-God

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Christianity, False Self, God, spirituality, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, Tradition, True Self, Western Church

Eastern Christianity: Weekly Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 15, 2018

Eastern Christianity Summary: Sunday, September 9-Friday, September 14, 2018 The Cappadocian Fathers developed an intellectual rationale for Christianity’s central goal: humanity’s healing and loving union with God. (Sunday) Matter and Spirit must be found to be inseparable in Christ before we have the courage and insight to acknowledge and honor the same in ourselves and… Continue Reading Eastern Christianity: Weekly Summary

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Christianity, Contemplation, Eastern Church, Heart, Jesus, Kallistos Ware, practice, prayer, rest, Thomas Keating

Participation in the Incarnation

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 14, 2018

Eastern Christianity Participation in the Incarnation Friday, September 14, 2018 Rise up in splendor! Your light has come, the glory of the Lord shines upon you. —Isaiah 60:1 George Maloney (1924–2005), a Catholic priest in the Russian Byzantine Rite with a doctorate in Eastern Christian spirituality, and I used to be on the same speaking… Continue Reading Participation in the Incarnation

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Christ, Christianity, church history, Eastern Church, George Maloney, image, Incarnation, Jesus, kenosis, likeness, paschal mystery, surrender

Practical Prayer

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

Early Christianity Practical Prayer Friday, September 7, 2018 In the same way as the early church, the desert Christians were deeply committed to Jesus’ teachings and lived practice. Withdrawal to the wilderness—whether into close-knit communities or solitude—was only for the sake of deeper encounter and presence. Diana Butler Bass describes the natural flow from prayer… Continue Reading Practical Prayer

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Belden Lane, Christianity, church history, contemplative action, desert contemplatives, Diana Butler Bass, Love, prayer, wholeness

Christianity in the Desert

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 5, 2018

Early Christianity Christianity in the Desert Wednesday, September 5, 2018 For too long, little or no honor has been paid to those who have laid the foundations in Africa for the preservation of Christianity throughout the world. . . . [T]he roots and headwaters for this monastic flourishing had their source in African soil. Unfortunately,… Continue Reading Christianity in the Desert

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Africa, attention, Barbara Holmes, Christianity, church history, Community, desert contemplatives, Laura Swan, margins, Paisius Altschul, women

A Rhythm of Retreat and Return

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 4, 2018

Early Christianity A Rhythm of Retreat and Return Tuesday, September 4, 2018 As Christianity rose to a position of power, rational thinking and individuals’ needs took priority over embodied, nondual consciousness and relationships. One of our CONSPIRE 2018 teachers, Barbara Holmes, recalls the early church’s commitment to contemplation and community and how, even when mainstream… Continue Reading A Rhythm of Retreat and Return

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Africa, Barbara Holmes, Christianity, church history, Community, desert contemplatives, Jesus, relationship

Prophetic Honesty

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on August 28, 2018

Judaism Prophetic Honesty Tuesday, August 28, 2018 Divine knowledge is always rooted in the details of ordinary life. The aim of all knowledge or visionary ecstasy is to increase the power of hesed [steadfast love] and compassionate action. . . . It is alive with the awareness of the holiness of Creation and the boundlessness… Continue Reading Prophetic Honesty

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Compassion, critique, Hebrew Scriptures, honesty, Judaism, Rami Shapiro, service

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