Gratuitous Goodness in an Age of Outrage, with Richard Rohr | Insights At The Edge

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Discover a mystical approach and “prophetic template” for social transformation. The prophets and mystics of the Judeo-Christian tradition each had their ways of bringing attention to the hypocrisies and injustices of their particular period in history. Here in the year 2025, as we navigate our own time of disruption and upheaval, how can we as individuals raise our voices and become the compassionate, conscious change agents our world so desperately needs? In this podcast, Tami Simon speaks with Francisan friar and ecumenical teacher Richard Rohr about his new book, The Tears of Things, and what we can learn from the “sacred revolutionaries” who came before us. Tune in to explore: ▪️the prophet’s mission and “making good trouble” ▪️self-critical thinking (and how it’s unknown to most major institutions) ▪️sacred criticism and the revelation of the shadow ▪️the paradigm of order, disorder, and reorder ▪️outrage, cosmic sadness, and unlimited praise ▪️using anger to cover up sadness; grief work and “getting to the hallelujah” ▪️discovering the foundation of hope; contemplative thinking ▪️conversion and transformation; opening to grace ▪️letting go of control; why “what we don’t want to see is the problem” ▪️waking up from our collective illusion (especially around power and control) ▪️living in a deceit-allowing culture; the word “evil” ▪️an ever-present sense of goodness in the world ▪️holding the tension of opposing truths ▪️gratuitous goodness ▪️realizing a joy that cannot be taken from you ▪️the prophet Jeremiah and the Book of Lamentations; why the opposite of faith is not doubt but certainty ▪️acting from the highest levels of motivation Note: This episode originally aired on Sounds True One, where these special episodes of Insights at the Edge are available to watch live on video and with exclusive access to Q&As with our guests. Learn more at join.soundstrue.com. --- Sounds True was founded in 1985 by Tami Simon with a clear mission: to disseminate spiritual wisdom. Since starting out as a project with one woman and her tape recorder, we have grown into a multimedia publishing company with more than 80 employees, a library of more than 1500 titles featuring some of the leading teachers and visionaries of our time, and an ever-expanding family of customers from across the world. In more than three decades of growth, change, and evolution, Sounds True has maintained its focus on its overriding purpose, as summed up in our Mission Statement. Connect with us: ▪️Facebook: http://bit.ly/2XFIIeE ▪️Instagram: http://bit.ly/2UlEoiH ▪️Website: http://bit.ly/2tOl02d