If unconditional love, loyalty, and obedience are the tickets to an eternal life, then my black Labrador, Venus, will surely be there long before me, along with all the dear animals in nature who care for their young at great cost to themselves and have suffered so much at the hands of humans.
Richard RohrThe message of "falling" - failure, death, crucifixion, whatever you want to say - is not really that. Some sort of falling is really found in all the world's religions, just in different languages.
Richard RohrTo give, and not demand that others receive . . . that is the crossover point to maturity. . .
Richard RohrCreation is a process that is still happening and weโre in on it! We are a part of this endless creativity of God.
Richard Rohr