Quotes from Fr. Richard Rohr

In terms of soul work, we dare not get rid of the pain before we have learned what it has to teach us.

The movement toward gratitude, authenticity, and union is the natural and organic inner work of the second half of our lives.

Nature is the one song of praise that never stops singing.

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 entire reality. Mere inspiration can never do this.

It is so important to balance orthodoxy with orthopraxy.

One is struck in the study of saints, angels and gods by a pattern that seems quaint and harmless. Yet, it is so common that I know there must be a deeper meaning. There always seem to be guardians and spirits of doors, bridges, exits and entranceways.

Our job as conscious humans is to bring the beauty and goodness of everything to full consciousness, to full delight, to full awareness.

All great spirituality is about what we do with our pain. If we do not transform our pain, we will transmit it to those around us.

Faith is not a means to something further. It is not something we do in order to get to heaven. Faith is its own end. To have faith is already to have come alive.

It's important to note that Jesus and Christ are two different faith affirmations. Hardly any Christians have been taught that - they think "Christ" is Jesus's last name.

A skilled listener can help people tap into their own wisdom.