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.

Richard Rohr
Richard Rohr

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 Roman Catholic teaching. He is best known for his writings on spirituality and his audio and video recordings. His most popular recording is 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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"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 excellence, 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

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  • Things Hidden: Scripture as Spirituality (2008)
  • "The Franciscan Opinion," Stricken by God? Nonviolent Identification and the Victory of Christ (ed. by Brad Jersak and Michael Hardin) (2007)
  • Simplicity: The Art of Living (1991)
  • Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer (1999 and 2003)
  • Hope Against Darkness: The Transforming Vision of Saint Francis in an Age of Anxiety (with John Bookser Feister) (2001)
  • The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective (with Andreas Ebert) (2001)
  • Experiencing the Enneagram (with Andreas Ebert) (1992)
  • Enneagram 2: Advancing Spiritual Discernment (1995)
  • The Wild Man's Journey: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos) (ISBN 0-86716-279-1) (1992 and 1996)
  • From Wild Man to Wise Man: Reflections on Male Spirituality (with Joseph Martos)
  • Why Be Catholic?: Understanding Our Experience and Tradition (with Joseph Martos) (1989)
  • Discovering the Enneagram: An Ancient Tool a New Spiritual Journey (with Andreas Ebert) (1990)
  • The Good News According to Luke: Spiritual Reflections (1997)
  • Jesus' Plan for a New World: The Sermon on the Mount (with John Bookser Feister) (1996)
  • Radical Grace: Daily Meditations (with John Bookser Feister, Editor) (1995)
  • The Great Themes of Scripture: New Testament (with Joseph Martos) (1988)
  • The Great Themes of Scripture: Old Testament (with Joseph Martos) (1987)
  • Job & the Mystery of Suffering (1996)
  • Near Occasions of Grace (1993)
  • Grace in Action
  • Quest for the Grail (1994)
  • 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 (1991)
  • 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

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