Richard Rohr
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Richard Rohr O.F.M. (born in 1943 in Kansas) is a Franciscan priest, writer, and internationally known inspirational speaker. He was ordained to the priesthood in 1970.
Rohr was the founder of the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1971, and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 1986, where he presently serves as Founding Director.
Scripture as liberation, the integration of action and contemplation, community building, peace and justice issues, male spirituality, the enneagram, and eco-spirituality are themes that he addresses in his writing and preaching.
Rohr's critics cite his affiliation with the dissenting group Call to Action and his stance on homosexuality and the Enneagram as contradicting Catholic teaching.
He is best known for his writings on spirituality and his audio and video tapes. His most popular tapes are The NEW Great Themes of Scripture.
Rohr is a contributing editor and writer for Sojourners magazine and also writes for the National Catholic Reporter.
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[edit] Articles and writings
- Eight good reasons for being Catholic
- Foreword by Richard Rohr to 'The Questions of Jesus'
- Epiphany: You Can't Go Home Again
- Jesus in the Manger: A Story of Transformation
- Awakened and Astonished
[edit] Quotes
"The question for us is always 'how can we turn information into transformation?' How can we use the sacred texts to lead people into new places with God, with life, with themselves?"
"We have for too long been reading sacred texts from our dualistic consciousness, split from the very mystery that the story of the birth of Jesus seeks to reveal." -Jesus in the Manger: A Story of Transformation
"Jesus is the universalist par excellance, always making the outsider the heroes of his stories: the non-Jews appear as those with more faith and more compassion, the sinners become those who are saved, the women better than the men, and as he continually puts it, 'the last will be first'." -Awakened and Astonished
"At last we have a group of dedicated Christians who are willing to use disciplined and Christian means of nonviolent protest against its church's failure to live the Gospel.... Our gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered brothers and sisters have been left outside of his realm of grace for far too long. We can do so much better, and we will." - Letter of Endorsement to Soulforce, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organization
[edit] External links
- Summary of his book "Everything Belongs: the Gift of Contemplative Prayer "
- Daily Reflection from Richard Rohr
- Center for Action and Contemplation
- Fr. Richard Rohr's Letter of Endorsement for Soulforce, a lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender organization
- Rohr Dossier features primary sources related to activities of Fr. Richard Rohr and the Center of Action and Contemplation
- 'Jesus Christ; the Bearer of the Water of Life', Vatican's "reflection on the New Age" which identifies the Enneagram's conflict with Christian doctrine
- This article, originally published in The Wanderer, outlines the elements promoted by Rohr and The Center for Action and Contemplation which deviate from Catholic teaching
[edit] Bibliography
- Simplicity: The Art of Living
- Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer
- Using Zen parables and personal experiences
- Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety (with John Bookser Feister
- Discovering the Enneagram (with Andreas Ebert)
- The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective (with Andreas Ebert)
- Experiencing the Enneagram (with Andreas Ebert)
- Enneagram 2: Advancing Spiritual Discernment
- The Wild Man's Journey: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos) (ISBN 0-86716-279-1)
- From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos)
- Why Be Catholic?: Understanding Our Experience and Tradition (with Joseph Martos)
- Discovering the Enneagram: An Ancient Tool a New Spiritual Journey (with Andreas Ebert)
- The Good News According to Luke: Spiritual Reflections
- Jesus' Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount (with John Bookser Feister)
- Radical Grace: Daily Meditations (with John Bookser Feister, Editor)
- The Great Themes of Scripture: New Testament (with Joseph Martos)
- The Great Themes of Scripture: New Testament (with Joseph Martos)
- Job & the Mystery of Suffering
- Near Occasions of Grace
- Grace in Action
- Quest for the Grail
- Soul Brothers: Men in the Bible Speak to Men Today (with art by Louis S. Glanzman)
- Breathing Underwater: Spirituality and the 12 Steps
- Simplicity, Revised & Updated: The Freedom of Letting Go
- An introduction to the vision of the Franciscan way of living, where joy, not dry theology helps us build relationships and find peace.
- Adam's Return: The Five Promises of Male Initiation
- Roots of Violence in the U.S. Culture: A Diagnosis Towards Healing by Richard Alain with foreword by Richard Rohr
- Meal Stories: The Gospel of Our Lives by Kathleen Casey with foreword by Richard Rohr
