True spirituality is not taught, it's caught. Once our sails have been unfurled to the Spirit, henceforth our motivation for the journey toward holiness and wholeness is immense gratitude.

— Richard Rohr

We are usually on bended knee before laws or angrily reacting against them, both immature responses.

— Richard Rohr

We do not handle suffering. Suffering handles us.

— 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. Furthermore, we have been given joy in the midst of failure, and not just a way of winning or being right.

— Richard Rohr

Whatever good, true, or perfect things we can say about humanity or creation, we can say of God exponentially. God is the beauty of creation and humanity multiplied to the infinite power.

— 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

When I am not king, then THE Kingdom has its best chance of breaking through.

— Richard Rohr

When we fail we are merely joining the great parade of humanity that has walked ahead of us and will follow after us.

— Richard Rohr

When you get your,'Who am I?', question right, all of your,'What should I do?' questions tend to take care of themselves

— Richard Rohr

With improved historical records, and easier access to them, we actually have better reasons for hating one another, for anger and violence toward one another.

— Richard Rohr