Richard Rohr

American Franciscan spiritual teacher · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1943 · age 83

Richard Rohr, is an American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was ordained to the priesthood in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970, founded the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati in 1971, and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque in 1987.

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2015“We worshiped Jesus instead of following him on his same path. We made Jesus into a mere religion instead of a journey toward union with God and everything else.”In their wordsAs quoted in My Name Is Heretic (2015) by Bruce H. Joffe, Ch. 5Read the whole statement

2006“Power should be entrusted only to those who do not seek it.”In their words"Politics and Spirituality conference, Washington D.C. 2006"Read the whole statement

1999“Religion has not tended to create seekers or searchers, has not tended to create honest, humble people who trust that God is always beyond them.”In their wordsp. 33Read the whole statement

“The world, the system, moves forward out of fear. That’s why they have to threaten us to play the game. We’re threatened with loss of job, money, reputation, or prestige.”In their wordsp. 85-86Read the whole statement

“What we know about God is important, but what we do with what we know about God is even more important.”In their wordsp. 110Read the whole statement

“Prayer must lead us beyond mind, words, and ideas to a more spacious place where God has a chance to get in.”In their wordsp. 127Read the whole statement

1994Thomas Merton AwardAward1943Born20 March 1943

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The human ego prefers anything, just about anything, to falling, or changing, or dying. The ego is that part of you that loves the status quo - even when it's not working.
2011 · Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life (2011), Own words
God does not love you because you are good, God loves you because God is good.
2006 · "Politics and Spirituality conference, Washington D.C. 2006", Own words
Group-think is a substitute for God-think. The belief is that God is found only by our group.
1999 · p. 82, Own words