“ THE MALE JOURNEY t some point in time, a man needs to embark on a risky -journey. It's a necessary adventure that takes him into uncertainty, and it almost always involves some form of difficulty or f… 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 stage and find our soul there. Richard Rohr
“ This seems to have been St. Augustine's very notion of "memory," not just nostalgia for some past moment, but connecting past, present, and future in one complete contemplative knowing. Richard Rohr
“ 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 in it. Richard Rohr
“ When 'happiness' eludes us - as, eventually, it always will - we have the invitation to examine our programmed responses and to exercise our power to choose again. Richard Rohr
“ It's true all the time everywhere or it's not true! And that one truth is always Mystery. Richard Rohr
“ We have been shown how to fight hate without becoming hate ourselves. We have been given a Companion and a Friend and not just a good idea. We have been given joy in the midst of failure, and not just… Richard Rohr
“ God created us for love, for union, for forgiveness and compassion and, yet, that has not been our storyline. That has not been our history. Richard Rohr
“ The theological virtue of hope is the patient and trustful willingness to live without closure, without resolution, and still be content and even happy because our Satisfaction is now at another level… Richard Rohr
“ Your True Self is who you objectively are from the beginning, in the mind and heart of God, the face you had before you were born, as the Zen masters say. It is your substantial self, your absolute id… Richard Rohr
“ Remember, please remember, you do not (you must not!) fear, attack, or hate the False Self. That would only continue a negative and arrogant death energy, and it is delusional and counterproductive an… Richard Rohr
“ Your heart has to be prepared ahead of time through faith and prayer and grace and mercy and love and forgiveness so you can keep your heart open in hell, when hell happens. Richard Rohr
“ Most Christian 'believers' tend to echo the cultural prejudices and worldviews of the dominant group in their country, with only a minority revealing any real transformation of attitudes or consciousn… Richard Rohr
“ Thérèse (of Lisieux) told her sister, Celine, who was upset with her own faults, If you are willing to bear serenely the trial of being displeasing to yourself, then you will be a pleasant place of sh… Richard Rohr
“ If our love of God does not directly influence, and even change, how we engage in the issues of our time on this earth, I wonder what good religion is. Richard Rohr
