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The First Half of Life: Weekly Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on February 4, 2023
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Movements of Justice and the Spirit: Weekly Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on November 19, 2022

Wherever you invest your life, I hope it will be in this larger movement laboring for the birth of something new. Continue Reading Movements of Justice and the Spirit: Weekly Summary

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Art: Week 2 Summary

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on May 26, 2018

Art: Week 2 Summary: Sunday, May 20-Friday, May 25, 2018 The Psalms—like all great art—lead us to a truer image of ourselves, reality, and God. (Sunday) When we work with our voice, we work with the core elements out of which the world came into being and through which it is sustained: breath, tone, intentionality,… Continue Reading Art: Week 2 Summary

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Poetry

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on May 22, 2018

Art: Week 2 Poetry Tuesday, May 22, 2018 Before 500 BCE, religion and poetry were largely the same thing. People did not presume to be able to define the Mystery. They looked for words that could describe the Mystery. Poetry doesn’t claim to be a perfect description as dogma foolishly does. It’s a “hint half guessed,” to use T.… Continue Reading Poetry

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Chant: Discovering Your Voice

Written by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM on May 21, 2018

Art: Week 2 Chant: Discovering Your Voice Monday, May 21, 2018 Chant is singing our prayers. Chant is vocal meditation. Chant is the breath made audible in tone. Chant is discovering Spirit in sound. —Robert Gass [1] My colleague, Center for Action and Contemplation faculty member Cynthia Bourgeault, sees the psalms as a powerful prophetic… Continue Reading Chant: Discovering Your Voice

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