Most Popular Books by Richard Rohr

What looks like falling down can largely be experienced as ''''falling upward.'''' In Falling Upward, 2e, Richard Rohr seeks to help readers understand the two halves of life, revealing how those who have gone ''''down'''' are the only ones who understand how to go ''''up'''' to experience true contentment. This new edition includes 20-30% new and updated content with the central themes focusing on practical guidance on living a life of love and meaning in a world of suffering and conflict. It also includes a foreword by bestselling author Brene Brown.

Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics rather than interpreting them through rational thought.

In these daily reflections, Richard Rohr invites us to rediscover the spring hidden inside each one of us. He reminds us of our inherent belovedness and God''s indwelling presence. Remembering who we truly are is a gradual, lifelong journey: Fr Richard offers insights to ease the process and lead us back to our Source. Although each life moves at its own pace and in different ways, our growth does follow a common sequence - from innocence, through inevitable brokenness, to putting ourselves back together, through ripening into union with self, God, the world, and others. The author explores each stage, drawing from Scripture, Christian mystics, non-dual teachers from various faiths, and wisdom from other fields such as psychology, science, the Enneagram, and the Twelve Steps. He is not teaching new concepts so much as framing them in a way that resonates with our intuitive wisdom, the truth that our souls already know. Each week concludes with a unique invitation to contemplative practice. Throughout the book, Fr Richard also calls us to compassionate action: the spiritual journey is not merely for our own transformation, but for the healing of the world.

Rohr paints a bleak picture of the prevailing thought, culture and attitudes of the present-day West -- which he calls "The Postmodern Opportunity" -- including cultural biases; embrace of victimhood; and the often fearful attitudes toward one another, the Church and religion in general. He offers hope in introducing the Franciscan path of transformation, the "new way of being that would change the face of history".

“You are about to set out on a great adventure!” Richard Rohr told his original listeners when The Great Themes of Scripture talks were recorded for St. Anthony Messenger Press in 1973. This first volume offers newcomers to the Hebrew Scriptures a feel for their overall religious themes. But for all readers this book uniquely sounds the call of the Lord and invites response in a way that will touch lives as deeply as Rohr''s original talks.

Rev. ed. of: A lever and a place to stand: the contemplative stance, the active prayer. c2011.

The Promise Keepers, a Christian men''s movement, is helping men find direction again. In a new Introduction to The Wild Man''s Journey, Father Richard Rohr acknowledges the movement''s contributions and analyzes its weaknesses, tracing the journey of a man''s life and offering seven promises for a healthy spirityuality for Catholic men.

A timeless collection of Advent meditations inviting a deeper, more mature understanding of Christmas, from one of today’s most beloved spiritual teachers What if Advent were not merely a sentimental countdown to Christmas, but a summons to deeper awakening? In Preparing for Christmas, Richard Rohr invites readers beyond nostalgia of the holiday and into the true cosmic meaning of the Incarnation. Organized around the daily Scripture readings for the Advent season, these reflections follow the lectionary from the First Sunday of Advent through Christmas Day, guiding readers into a fuller encounter with the “reign of God” proclaimed by Jesus. Rohr challenges watered-down religion and invites readers into a faith marked by surrender, hope, non-dual awareness, and courageous trust. With characteristic clarity and pastoral urgency, he reframes familiar Advent themes—waiting, darkness, humility, incarnation, and the Lordship of Christ—as invitations to transformation here and now. Rather than offering private piety detached from the world’s suffering, Preparing for Christmas calls readers into conscious participation in God’s larger story. Advent becomes not a passive season of anticipation, but an ongoing way of life: awake, alert, and ready for the coming of Christ in every moment.

導言 //也許本書最關乎的，乃是「看」──但這「看」遠多於僅僅「望」，因為這「看」包含辨識，和伴隨而來的欣賞。這正是默觀中的「看」，也是任何真正內心對話的關鍵。默觀思維（contemplative mind）並非告訴我們看甚麼，而是教導我們怎樣看眼前的事物。 默觀讓人看見事物在整全中蘊涵的真理。默觀是精神的操練與恩賜，使我們得以抽離──甚至在神經系統方面抽離──對慣性思維的沉溺，也抽離對左腦的過度倚賴──左腦總是覺得自己在掌管一切。默觀令人不再相信一己淺薄的二分法思維（將事情化約為兩個選擇，然後通常認同其中一方），並逐漸察覺二分法那種管中窺豹之狹隘現實觀的乏善可陳。事實上，二分法的結果必然是膚淺，不然就是愚昧。惟獨默觀者或具深刻直覺者，才會勇於涉足更廣闊更開豁的領域。也許正因如此，愛因斯坦（Albert Einstein）才有這句名言：「想像比知識重要。知識有制限，想像卻可在瞬間漫游天地。」 但我們怎樣才可學得這種默觀思維──這種深渺、奧妙、生機勃勃的觀看現實的方法呢？我們又怎麼與現實同在呢？為甚麼這種思維不是生而有之呢？事實上，這種思維的確會出現片刻—當人在極愛或極痛之中──只是這種眼界大開的時刻總不長久。我們很快又會退回二分法的分析架構，以一己判斷重新掌舵。祈禱操練──默觀──不過是一種方法，幫助人在長時期及各種境況中，保存極愛與極痛的果子。而我們必須勤於操練默觀；老實說，人生就是不息的操練。// ｜作者簡介｜ 羅爾（Richard Rohr ），「普世教會合一運動」旗手，倡議基督教密契主義（Christian mysticism）和永恆傳統（Perennial Tradition）中的普世覺醒。他是美國新墨西哥州方濟會的司鐸、「行動與默觀中心」（Center for Action and Contemplation）創辦人。他的教導建基於默觀與虛己的操練、前衞的關愛行動，尤其致力服事弱勢社羣。羅爾著作等身，包括《屬天舞蹈》（The Divine Dance）、《水中呼吸》（Breathing Under Water）、《不朽的鑽石》（Immortal Diamond）、《踏上生命的第二旅程》（Falling Upward）。更多關於羅爾及「行動與默觀中心」的資訊，可參https://cac.org。

Explores the challenges, the rewards, the call, and the possibilities of integrating a sincere inner life with an active life of engagement with the pain of the world.

A bold and honest exploration of what it means to be Catholic in a changing world, from two of America''s beloved spiritual teachers In this candid and wide-ranging work, Richard Rohr and Joseph Martos confront the tensions many Catholics feel about their faith, identity, and belonging. Written in the wake of Vatican II and amid growing cultural change, Why Be Catholic? wrestles honestly with both the brilliance and the shadow of the Catholic tradition. Moving through the strengths of Catholicism—its sacramental imagination, universal vision, communal depth, and call to social transformation—while also naming its institutional failures and blind spots, the authors refuse both nostalgia and easy dismissal. Instead, they argue that Catholicism is not merely an institution to defend, but a living tradition to inhabit and reform from within. At its heart, this book is an invitation: to rediscover the wisdom of the tradition, to claim personal responsibility for faith, and to embrace the demanding, transformative call to holiness that has shaped Catholic saints across the centuries.

Using Zen parables and personal experiences, Rohr leads readers beyond the techniques of prayer to a place where they can receive the gift of contemplation--and know that everything belongs.

The author introduces the reader to the vision of the Franciscan way of living, where joy, not dry theology helps us build relationships and find peace in ourselves.

For Christians seeking a way of thinking outside of strict dualities, this guide explores methods for letting go of division and living in the present. Drawn from the Gospels, Jesus, Paul, and the great Christian contemplatives, this examination reveals how many of the hidden truths of Christianity have been misunderstood or lost and how to read them with the eyes of the mystics rather than interpreting them through rational thought. Filled with sayings, stories, quotations, and appeals to the heart, specific methods for identifying dualistic thinking are presented with simple practices for stripping away ego and the fear of dwelling in the present.

In this book the authors explore the Gospel according to Mathew and delve into the Sermon on the Mount, considered the blueprint of the Christian lifestyle. They emerge with a clearer understanding of the Nazorean rabbi who preached it and the Gospel writers, especially Mathew, who passed it on to us.