Tag Archives: Reality

A Sacramental Universe

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 6, 2021

Francis and the Animals A Sacramental Universe Wednesday, October 6, 2021 Richard shares how Francis responded to the rising tide of “consumer” culture, which Francis’ father was fully engaged in as a wealthy merchant. Francis refused to be a “user” of reality—buying and selling it to personal advantage (the I-it relationship). In fact, that is… Continue Reading A Sacramental Universe

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged animals, Creation, Francis of Assisi, nature, relationship

Being Instruments of God

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 5, 2021

Life as Participation Being Instruments of God Sunday, September 5, 2021 Almost twenty years ago, I gave a series of talks called Great Themes of Paul: Life as Participation, which I still think is one of the most important sets I ever made. Paul’s conversion on the road to Damascus (Acts 9:3–6) was dramatic and… Continue Reading Being Instruments of God

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An Appreciation for Art

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on August 15, 2021

Finding God in the Arts An Appreciation for Art Sunday, August 15, 2021 I’ve always loved beauty and art. When I was on the road and I would have an afternoon off after a conference, I would almost always go to the local art museum. It was a contemplative practice and something I could do… Continue Reading An Appreciation for Art

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged art, God, Jesus, metaphor, Presence, present, thisness

When Things Are Unveiled

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on January 8, 2021

A Time of Unveiling When Things Are Unveiling Friday, January 8, 2021 I have read the scriptures since childhood and preached on them continually over the last fifty years in my role as a priest; but over the last year, I’ve found myself drawn to them in a different way. I have been looking, if not… Continue Reading When Things Are Unveiled

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged acceptance, Apocalypse, Brie Stoner, change, trust, unveiling, video

The True Patterns of the Universe

Written by Brian McLaren on January 7, 2021

A Time of Unveiling The True Patterns of the Universe Thursday, January 7, 2021 Truth is One. If something is spiritually true, then all disciplines and religions will somehow be looking at this “one truth” from different angles, goals, assumptions, and vocabulary. If it is the truth, it is true all the time and everywhere, and… Continue Reading The True Patterns of the Universe

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged attention, Brian McLaren, Creation, Goodness, meaning, Truth, unveiling, wisdom

A Foundational Sense of Awe

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on January 6, 2021

A Time of Unveiling A Foundational Sense of Awe Wednesday, January 6, 2021 Feast of Epiphany Abandon hidden things, / Take up what is revealed! —Ephrem the Syrian, Hymn 81 Healthy religion gives us a foundational sense of awe. It re-enchants an otherwise empty universe. It gives people a universal reverence toward all things. Only… Continue Reading A Foundational Sense of Awe

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged awareness, awe, Barbara Holmes, fear, insight, meaning, religion, unveiling

Letting Go Is Liberation

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on December 18, 2020

Self-Emptying Letting Go Is Liberation Friday, December 18, 2020 In talking about letting go, we are really talking about liberation. It’s a type of liberation theology for a Global North country, if you will. Here are the proper questions: What is it we need to be liberated from, and what is it we need to be liberated… Continue Reading Letting Go Is Liberation

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Forgiveness, kenosis, liberation, pain

The Reign of God

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on November 15, 2020

Jesus and the Reign of God The Reign of God Sunday, November 15, 2020 Jesus announced, lived, and inaugurated for history a new social order. He called it the Reign or Kingdom of God and it became the guiding image of his entire ministry. The Reign of God is the subject of Jesus’ inaugural address… Continue Reading The Reign of God

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A Silent Love

Written by Cynthia Bourgeault on October 26, 2020

Thomas Keating: The Secret Embrace, Part Two A Silent Love Monday, October 26, 2020 Nowhere is my destination. And no one is my identity. My daily bread is powerlessness. Temptations can be overwhelming. Gone is every hope of help. An abyss opens up within me. I am falling, falling, Plunging into non-existence. Is this annihilation?… Continue Reading A Silent Love

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Cynthia Bourgeault, freedom, poetry, self, Thomas Keating, union

A Cosmic Mutuality

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on October 6, 2020

St. Francis: A Message for Our Times A Cosmic Mutuality Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Jesus saw God in all that he saw. —James Finley Let us place our first step in the ascent at the bottom, presenting to ourselves the whole material world as a mirror through which we may pass over to God, the… Continue Reading A Cosmic Mutuality

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