Richard Rohr – Day One of a Three-Day Workshop for Spiritual Directors & Those in Training

Paul writes – Today we laid a foundation for the next two days by exploring an understanding of the “true self” and the “false self”; the re-aligned (in Christ in God) self and the disconnected self; the self-autonomous, self-preoccupied, fragile ego. We also lightly touched upon male spirituality, the critical need for Spiritual directors (“Spiritual directors are ‘bridge-builders’ helping people transition from the ‘first-half’ of life to the ‘second half’” – could equate to Fowlers “stages 2 & 3” to stages 4 onwards). We talked a lot about the importance of, and critical practice of contemplation. And, we touched again on scape-goating.

A profoundly hopeful, horizon-enlarging and energising day. Two more to go. So much to sit with, process, and seek greater clarity regarding what it is that he was actually saying.

My notes (PDF) are attached if you’re interested.

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