Best Richard Rohr Thoughts
- People who know how to creatively break the rules also know why the rules were there in the first place. Break
- When we fail we are merely joining the great parade of humanity that has walked ahead of us and will follow after us. Ahead
- Until we learn to love others as ourselves, it's difficult to blame broken people who desperately try to affirm themselves when no one else will. Affirm
- A mystic doesn’t say “I believe.” They say “I know.” A true mystic will ironically speak with that self-confidence but at the same time with… All
- If unconditional love, loyalty, and obedience are the tickets to an eternal life, then my black Labrador, Venus, will surely be there long before me,… All
- Metaphor is the only possible language available to religion because it alone is honest about Mystery. Alone
- The most common one-liner in the Bible is, "Do not be afraid." Someone counted, and it occurs 365 times. Afraid
- Change is not what we expect from religious people. They tend to love the past more than the present or the future. Change
- The ego hates losing – even to God. Ego
- In the second half of life, people have less power to infatuate you. But they also have much less power to control you or hurt… Control
- The people who know God well—mystics, hermits, prayerful people, those who risk everything to find God—always meet a lover, not a dictator. Always Meet
- This life journey has led me to love mystery and not feel the need to change it or make it un-mysterious. This has put me… Believers
- The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, without resolution, and still be content and even happy because… Another Level
- Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy over competition and… Choose
- Men and women are most alike at their most mature and soulful levels. Men and women are most different only at their most immature and… Alike
- One would think that people who insist on being monotheistic would be the first in line to walk across the artificial boundaries created by nation… Across
- I see little difference in the attitudes of those who consider themselves Christian and those who are openly secular and agnostic. Most Christian citizenship appears… Agnostic
- People inside of belonging systems are very threatened by those who are not within that group. They are threatened by anyone who has found their… Anyone
- Words and ideas work in the short run to get you through school and to impress educators and employers. But they do not work in… Deep
- Yes, the natural world is the first and primary Bible. We have not honored it, so how could we, or would we, know how to… Bible
- Jesus is much more concerned about shaking your foundations, giving you an utterly alternative self image, world image, and God image, and thus reframing your… Alternative
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