Richard Rohr

man walking down a road.

Prayer on the Road

One of the earliest accounts of Francis, the “Legend of Perugia,” quotes Francis as telling the first friars, “You only know as much as you do.”

Read More →
woman sitting with a backpack full of her belongings.

Simplicity Is Our Goal

When you agree to live simply, the ethics and economics of war reveal themselves in all their evil and stupidity.
Read More →
The word LOVE written in sand with two feet forming the V

God Acts Out of Love

For Scotus, God never merely reacts but always supremely and freely acts, and acts totally out of love.
Read More →
fresh water falling from a waterfall

Sister Water, Precious and Pure

Water always and forever seeks the lower, and even the lowest, place.
Read More →
hands holding cut out paper letters spelling the word love.

Live in Love

If you are already at home in love, you will easily and quickly go to the home of love which is surely what we mean by heaven.
Read More →
woman joyfully looking into sky while standing in a sunflower field.

Shout Out Gratitude and Praise

If I would be honest, our Trinitarian mystics sometimes make me wonder if I am in on the full Mystery myself yet.
Read More →
A older woman, grounded, compassionate and joyful

Reality and Compassion

There’s a moral realism in healthy and grounded people. They’re not ideological, on the left or the right.
Read More →