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Richard Rohr

Fr. Richard Rohr is a Franciscan of the New Mexico Province and the Founding Director of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico. An internationally recognized author and spiritual leader, Rohr teaches primarily on incarnational mysticism, non-dual consciousness and contemplation, with a particular emphasis on how these affect the social justice issues of our time. 

He is the author of numerous books, including Everything BelongsThe Gift of Contemplative Prayer,Adam’s Return: The Five Promises of Male InitiationThe Naked Now: Learning to See as the Mystics See: Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the 12 StepsFalling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life, and his latest Immortal Diamond, on the Resurrection and the True Self, along with many recorded conferences. For a list of additional publications, visit cac.org.

The CAC is the home to The Rohr Institute. Drawing upon Christianity’s place within the Perennial Tradition, the mission of the Rohr Institute is to produce compassionate and powerfully learned individuals who will work for positive change in the world based on awareness of our common union with God and all beings.

Blog Posts by Richard Rohr

Posted by Richard Rohr 1 year 47 weeks ago
After having spoken at the Greenbelt Festival in England a number of times now, we at the Center for Action and Contemplation always hoped and planned that we create a similar festival for...
Posted by Richard Rohr 4 years 4 days ago
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Posted by Richard Rohr 6 years 26 weeks ago
Red Letter Christian Richard Rohr was featured in today's NPR segment, This I Believe. Here's a choice nugget, but you can also read or listen to his entire reflection. [M] any religious folks insist...

Articles by Richard Rohr

Real interior silence, not just the absence of noise, is a foundational spiritual discipline. So why are we so resistant to enter into it?

...and other lies we tell men. Why developing an inner life is essential to healing men from the explosive violence bottled up within.

Understanding the true presence of Christ helps us become elders, not just elderly.

The vatican's management problem.