The greatest enemy of ordinary daily goodness and joy is not imperfection, but the demand for some supposed perfection or order.
Richard RohrWorship of Jesus is rather harmless and risk-free; actually following Jesus changes everything.
Richard RohrI decided years ago that if I'm going to keep teaching contemplation, then the last years of my life should be contemplative.
Richard RohrWe all remain who we are. But on the way to healing or liberation we have to do what the Romans called agere contra: we have to act against the grain of our natural compulsions. This requires clear decisions. Because it does not happen by itself, it is in a way "unnatural" or "supernatural" . . . (we) simply have to cut loose now and then, and in the process . . . make mistakes.
Richard Rohr