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All Quotes by author - Richard Rohr

" Ancients knew that you need guidance, patronage and protection as you move from one place or state to another, whenever you cross a bridge. You had better know what you are doing when you leave one group or place to join another. "

" Contemplation is an alternative consciousness that refuses to identify with or feed what are only passing shows. It is the absolute opposite of addiction, consumerism or any egoic consciousness. "

" Egoic consciousness is the one we all normally operate with, until we are told there is something else! Every culture teaches egoic consciousness in different ways. At that level it is all about me, my preferences, my choices, my needs, my desires and me and my group as the central reference point. "

" God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history. "

" Having a school really is the fulfillment of a longtime dream of mine. "

" I believe in mystery and multiplicity. To religious believers this may sound almost pagan. But I don't think so. "

" I cannot illustrate huge differences between male and female spiritualities except in their starting points, style and fascinations along the way. This is significant, however, and has huge pastoral implications: men must be challenged in the world of doing; women must be challenged in the world of relating. "

" I decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative. "

" If God continues to give me health and a sane mind and verbal ability, I want to teach. "

" 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. "

" If you depend on being emotionally inspired or newly motivated, you will need a new fix almost every day. "

" In my opinion, most organized religion does neither agentic service nor relational nurturance very well. "

" I see little difference in the attitudes of those who consider themselves Christian and those who are openly secular and agnostic. Most Christian citizenship appears to be clearly right here - on this little bit of very unreal estate. "

" It is so important to balance orthodoxy with orthopraxy. "

" It's not correct to say Jesus is God. Now, don't run and report me to the bishop, all right? It's not correct to say that - Jesus is the union of the human and the divine. That's different. "

" I've had the good fortune of teaching and preaching across much of the globe, while also struggling to make sense of my experience in my own tiny world. "

" 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. "

" Jesus is the very concrete truth revealing and standing in for the universal truth. "

" Men and women are most alike at their most mature and soulful levels. Men and women are most different only at their most immature and merely physical levels. "

" Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousness. It has been true of slavery and racism, classism and consumerism and issues of immigration and health care for the poor. "

" Most of the Catholics Christians I've met would for all practical purposes believe Jesus is God only, and we are human only. We missed the big point. The point is the integration, both in Jesus and ourselves. "

" Most women prefer circles of sharing to pyramids and hierarchies. They prefer conversation to construction. They will usually choose nurturance and empathy over competition and climbing. They will normally choose connection over simple performance games. "

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

" 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. "

" One wonders how far spiritual and political leaders can genuinely lead us without some degree of mystical seeing and action. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" Religious belief has made me comfortable with ambiguity. "

" The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, without resolution, and still be content and even happy because our Satisfaction is now at another level, and our Source is beyond ourselves. "

" The true mystic is always both humble and compassionate, for she knows that she does not know. "

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