About this episode

Elise Loehnen converses with Richard Rohr about making sense of disorder and personal growth through action and contemplation.

This special episode initially ran early in 2025 but I wanted to bump it up for those of you who missed it and also because I honestly think Richard Rohr is worthy of a re-listen. If you’re not already familiar with Richard Rohr, he’s a wonderful Franciscan friar, the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation, and one of my most profound teachers. I really loved and highly recommend his book The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage. In this conversation, he helps us to make sense of disorder, evil, anger, and grief—while also helping us to truly grow. For the show notes, head to eliseloehnen.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Elise Loehnen

Guest: Richard Rohr

Topics covered

• action and contemplation
• personal growth
• understanding grief
• dealing with anger
• spirituality

Keywords

• Richard Rohr
• action
• contemplation
• grief
• anger
• spirituality
• personal growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Center for Action and Contemplation

Books & works: The Tears of Things: Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage

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