Jesus is much more concerned about shaking your foundations, giving you an utterly alternative self image, world image, and God image, and… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
When we can see the image of God where we don't want to see the image of God, then we see with… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“Their self-image was based on mere psychological information instead of theological truth. What the Gospel promises us is that we are objectively… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
People will often, almost always, prefer a male God. A male image of God gives them this sense of security, safety, order,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share Image
“We have become human doings more than human beings, and the verb “rest,” as Jesus uses it, is largely foreign to us.” — Richard Rohr Copy Share
In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well. — Richard Rohr Copy Share
In solitude, at last, we’re able to let God define us the way we are always supposed to be defined—by relationship: the I-thou relationship,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
Pain and suffering that are not transformed are usually projected onto others. — Richard Rohr Copy Share
You cannot grow in the integrative dance of action and contemplation without a strong tolerance for ambiguity, an ability to allow, forgive, and contain… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
“In the end, we do not so much reclaim what we have lost as discover a significantly new self in and through the process.… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. If we do not transform our pain, we will transmit it to those… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
“I would wonder if you could be a hero or heroine if you did not live in deep time, that is, Past, present, and… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
“I believe contemplation shows us that nothing inside us is as bad as our hatred and denial of the bad. Hating and denying it… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
We don't have much wisdom about the second half when things really open up and end up looking a lot more progressive. In my… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
The real spiritual journey is work. You can make a naïve assertion that you trust in Jesus, but until it is tested a good,… — Richard Rohr Copy Share
