ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (RNS) — Richard Rohr believes the predominant theme in Scripture and tradition is grace, which he describes as a kind of divine spackling compound that God uses to fill in the gaps ...

“Religion either produces the very best people or the very worst.” I read those words weeks ago when the horrors of ISIS and Boko Haram first broke into our consciousness. Richard Rohr, a Franciscan ...

Franciscan Father Richard Rohr (Photo via the Center for Action and Contemplation) Today, the Center for Action and Contemplation announced that founder Richard Rohr, O.F.M., is retiring from his ...

Today's episode of "The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast" features Fr. Richard Rohr, a beloved Franciscan priest, best-selling author and prophetic teacher, who has guided millions — including Oprah, Bono and ...

The night before my mother's funeral in October 2019, I submitted my application to the Living School, a two-year program created by Franciscan Fr. Richard Rohr at his Center for Action and ...

Franciscan Father Richard Rohr poses for a photo with Oprah Winfrey on the set of "Super Soul Sunday" during the taping of the show Nov. 12, 2014. I really hoped I would be holy by now. Or, if not ...

Writer faces worsening health, revisits Rohr’s Falling Upward for guidance. Rohr frames life into two halves: ego-driven first and transformative second. Author seeks meaning and grace amid loss, ...

Jesus’ absolute refusal to identify with victimhood is an example for all to follow. Pixabay In his book “Immortal Diamond”, Fr. Richard Rohr wrote: “Jesus’ resurrection was an absolute refusal to ...

Not long ago, on his way to the post office in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Richard Rohr, a seventy-six-year-old Franciscan friar, had a spiritual experience. “This light is interminably long,” he told me ...

A lot of what passes as religion in America today only helps perpetuate false narratives people create for themselves about who they think they are, says noted theologian Fr. Richard Rohr. If they ...

RICHARD ROHR: There’s no place where you can’t pray. JUDY VALENTE, correspondent: Richard Rohr, a Catholic priest, is addressing a packed house at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral in Portland, Oregon. ROHR ...

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