Thursday, January 30, 2025: A Podcast featuring Fr. John Dear and Richard Rohr:


Christianity is a lifestyle - a way of being in the world that is simple, non-violent, shared, and loving. However, we made it into an established "religion" (and all that goes with that) and avoided the lifestyle change itself. One could be warlike, greedy, racist, selfish, and vain in most of Christian history, and still believe that Jesus is one's "personal Lord and Savior" . . . The world has no time for such silliness anymore. The suffering on Earth is too great.

- Richard Rohr

     

This week – gotta wait until February 3, 2025 on The Nonviolent Jesus Podcast, (check it out wherever you get you podcasts -- and there are already several to choose from including one ofrom Sister Helen Prejean,)


In the one which drops February 3rd, Fr. John Dear welcomes Fr. Richard Rohr

Fr. John Dear welcomes Fr. Richard Rohr, one of the most influential spiritual voices of our time. A beloved Franciscan priest, best-selling author, and prophetic teacher, Fr. Richard has guided millions—including Oprah, Bono, and even Pope Francis—toward a deeper, more transformative faith.

"I think Jesus came to represent solidarity with human suffering and even solidarity with human stupidity," Fr. Richard says. As the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, his teachings on mysticism, contemplation, and social justice have shaped the way we see faith in the modern world. His books, including The Universal Christ, Falling Upward, and The Divine Dance, have become essential reading for spiritual seekers worldwide. His daily reflections reach over half a million subscribers hungry for wisdom in a divided world. 


Now, Fr. Richard returns with his most urgent book yet: The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage. In a time of chaos and division, what can the prophets teach us about courage, hope, and speaking truth to power? "We thought prophets foretold the future, which is a very, very limited understanding of their role,” he says. “The prophets are always lamenting the collective stupidity". 

Join Fr. John as he sits down with Fr. Richard for a powerful conversation on faith, justice, and the prophetic voices we need now more than ever, and how they still speak to us today.  Don't miss this! 


All great spirituality teaches about letting go of what you don’t need and who you are not. Then, when you can get little enough and naked enough and poor enough, you’ll find that the little place where you really are is ironically more than enough and is all that you need. At that place, you will have nothing to prove to anybody and nothing to protect. That place is called freedom. It’s the freedom of the children of God. Such people can connect with everybody. They don’t feel the need to eliminate anybody - Richard Rohr

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