Quotes by Richard Rohr

Explore a curated collection of 24 quotes by Richard Rohr. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Faith does not need to push the river because faith is able to trust that there is a river. The river is flowing. We are — Richard Rohr
We have been shown how to fight hate without becoming hate ourselves. We have been given a Companion and a Friend and no — Richard Rohr
A lot of us pray as if prayer is really twisting the arm of God or convincing God to do something. We think by saying mo — Richard Rohr
Faith for Jesus is the opposite of anxiety. If you are anxious, if you are trying to control everything, if you are worr — Richard Rohr
Forgiveness becomes central to Jesus’ teaching, because to receive reality is always to “bear it,” to bear with reality — Richard Rohr
This seems to have been St. Augustine's very notion of "memory," not just nostalgia for some past moment, but connecting — Richard Rohr
It is crucial that Jesus is led by the Spirit. There are two wildernesses, two darknesses in the spiritual journey. One — Richard Rohr
Sacramental listening reminds us that current suffering isn’t the end of the story. God loves us deeply, and the vision — Richard Rohr
It's true all the time everywhere or it's not true! And that one truth is always Mystery. — Richard Rohr
One great idea of the biblical revelation is that God is manifest in the ordinary, in the actual, in the daily, in the n — Richard Rohr
The Church, as Jesus seems to be defining it, is the gathering of accepted brokenness. It’s not the gathering of the sav — Richard Rohr
The big truth for men is that often we have to leave home in the first half of life before we can return home at a later — Richard Rohr
If we don't learn to mythologize our lives, inevitably we will pathologize them. — Richard Rohr
THE MALE JOURNEY t some point in time, a man needs to embark on a risky -journey. It's a necessary adventure that takes — Richard Rohr
Men as a class appear to be "at risk," maybe even at high risk. — Richard Rohr
A skilled listener can help people tap into their own wisdom. — Richard Rohr
A mystic doesn’t say “I believe.” They say “I know.” A true mystic will ironically speak with that self-confidence but a — Richard Rohr
The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, without resolution, and — Richard Rohr
Nature is the one song of praise that never stops singing. — Richard Rohr
When 'happiness' eludes us - as, eventually, it always will - we have the invitation to examine our programmed responses — Richard Rohr