Richard Rohr is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province. He is the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation and academic dean of the CAC’s Living School. An internationally recognized author and spiritual leader, Fr. Richard 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.

Podcast: Another Name for Every Thing

A few of Fr. Rohr's 30+ books:

The Universal Christ: How a Forgotten Reality Can Change Everything We See, Hope For, and Believe

Every Thing Is Sacred: 40 Practices and Reflections on the Universal Christ

The Wisdom Pattern: Order, Disorder, Reorder

Falling Upward: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

Immortal Diamond: The Search for Our True Self

Everything Belongs: The Gift of Contemplative Prayer

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Summary and transcript of this interview.

Interview recorded March 27, 2021

YouTube Video Chapters:

00:00:00 - Introduction to Buddha at the Gas Pump

00:02:10 - The Vast Universe and the Universal Christ

00:04:02 - Jesus and the Universal Concept of the Christ

00:06:22 - The Cosmic Notion of Christ

00:08:33 - A New Cosmology and Universalizing Jesus' Message

00:10:49 - The Small Box of Religion

00:12:54 - The Marvel of Intelligence and Creativity

00:14:53 - Caring for Creation and Social Justice

00:16:54 - Saving the Worms

00:18:55 - Changing Notions of God

00:21:12 - The Exclusionary Nature of Theology

00:23:18 - The Journey from Order to Re-order

00:25:41 - Embracing Polarities and Diversities

00:28:05 - The breadth of freedom and social order

00:30:00 - Love God and Do What You Want

00:32:15 - The Changing Grand Canyon

00:34:20 - The Multifaceted Nature of Causality

00:36:39 - The "Father Wound" and the Atonement

00:38:50 - The Transformation of Religion

00:40:46 - The Healing Environment of the Prison System

00:42:09 - The Loneliness and Cutthroat Nature of Prison Life

00:43:36 - The Communion of Saints

00:45:22 - The Interconnectedness of Humanity and Collective Consciousness

00:46:55 - The Fall and Autonomy

00:48:33 - The Fall and the Wounded Condition

00:50:02 - The Happy Fault and the Rediscovery of Non-Duality

00:51:36 - Great Love and Great Suffering

00:53:19 - The Power of Love and Suffering

00:54:53 - Jesus's justice strategy

00:56:29 - Solidarity vs Sacrifice

00:58:19 - Dipping into the Ocean of Richard Rohr