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 honor and properly use the second Bible, when it was written. Richard Rohr biblehonorhonore Change image and share on social
Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through faith and prayer and grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in hell, when hell happens. Richard Rohr aheadfaithforgiveness Change image and share on social
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 states, class systems, cultures and even religions. But often they are the last! Richard Rohr artificialboundaryclass share on social
In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well. Richard Rohr agenticnurturanceopinion Change image and share on social
If our love of God does not directly influence, and even change, how we engage in the issues of our time on this earth, I wonder what good religion is. Richard Rohr changedirectlyearth Change image and share on social
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 citizenship in places they cannot control. Richard Rohr belongcitizenshipcontrol Change image and share on social
Having a school really is the fulfillment of a longtime dream of mine. Richard Rohr dreamfulfillmentlongtime Change image and share on social
Without transformation, you can assume you're at a high moral, spiritual level just because you call yourself Lutheran or Methodist or Catholic. I think my great disappointment as a priest has been to see how little actual spiritual curiosity there is in so many people. Richard Rohr actualassumecall share on social
We looked too long for God and truth through words alone. The fruit for humanity has been rather limited, it seems to me - especially when I observe every day the extraordinary amount of unhappy and angry people in well educated and 'religious' countries. Richard Rohr amountangrycountry share on social
