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The Wisdom Within

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on August 25, 2020

Order, Disorder, Reorder: Part Three The Wisdom Within Tuesday, August 25, 2020 Author Valarie Kaur is a Sikh activist and civil rights lawyer who writes about social change through the metaphor of childbirth—both acts of “revolutionary love.” In her words I find a powerful description of contemplation and action, of how we endure the pain… Continue Reading The Wisdom Within

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged metaphor, mother, practice, Reorder, Valarie Kaur, wisdom

A Community in Transition

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on May 3, 2020

Community A Community in Transition Sunday, May 3, 2020 Over the past few years, the Center for Action and Contemplation has been in a time of significant transition. For thirty-two years, CAC staff and volunteers have fostered the development of a global community while wonderfully supporting, amplifying, and communicating my preaching and teaching around the… Continue Reading A Community in Transition

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Seeing Beyond Ourselves

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on May 1, 2020

Liminal Space Seeing Beyond Ourselves Friday, May 1, 2020 After decades of observation, I can honestly say that the United States is a ritually starved culture. We are too easily satisfied with making a sign of the cross or blowing out candles on our birthday cake. True rituals create liminal space (from the Latin word… Continue Reading Seeing Beyond Ourselves

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Brandan Robertson, liminal space, oneness, ritual

The Great Turning

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

Science: Old and New The Great Turning Monday, November 4, 2019 I have set before you life and death . . . therefore choose life. —Deuteronomy 30:19 Eco-philosopher, Earth elder, friend, and spiritual activist Joanna Macy, now ninety years old, has been promoting a global transition from the Industrial Growth Society to a Life-Sustaining Society for… Continue Reading The Great Turning

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged awareness, Great Turning, Joanna Macy, perception, science, universe, wholeness

Dying Before You Die: Weekly Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on April 6, 2019

Dying Before You Die Summary: Sunday, March 31—Friday, April 5, 2019 Until we are led to the limits of our present game plan and find it to be insufficient, we will not search out or find our real Source. (Sunday) Contemplative practice might be five or twenty minutes of “dying,” of letting go of the… Continue Reading Dying Before You Die: Weekly Summary

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged Angeles Arrien, death, Frank Ostaseski, growth, meaning, practice, present

Growing in Christ: Week 1 Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on March 23, 2019

Growing in Christ: Week 1 Summary: Sunday, March 17—Friday, March 22, 2019 Religion and various models of human development seem to suggest there are two major tasks for each human life. The first task is to build a strong “container” or identity; the second is to find the contents that the container was meant to… Continue Reading Growing in Christ: Week 1 Summary

Posted in Daily Meditations | Also tagged growth, lifetime, practice, purpose, ritual

Entering the Dark Wood

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on September 4, 2017

Hope in the Darkness Entering the Dark Wood Monday, September 4, 2017 The mystics of all the great religions, along with classic literature like Homer’s Odyssey, intuited that life was a journey involving completion of a first half and transition to a second half, sometimes called “a further journey.” Yet most of us were given the… Continue Reading Entering the Dark Wood

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