Richard Rohr
Franciscan priest and spiritual writer
Richard Rohr is an American Franciscan priest and spiritual writer who founded the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
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American Born 1943 in Topeka, United States
About Richard Rohr
Richard Rohr was born in 1943 and became a Roman Catholic priest in 1970. In 1971 he started the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati, and in 1987 he set up the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque. He has written more than 20 books, including Falling Upward and The Universal Christ, which was a New York Times bestseller. His teaching is rooted in Christian mysticism and the perennial tradition, and he has also written for magazines such as Sojourners and Tikkun.