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This note points to memory as something larger than recall, a way of holding past, present, and future together in one act of attention. It can be read as a spiritual or philosophical claim, that remembering is not only looking back but making meaning across time. It lands in a quiet moment of reflection, when a person tries to see their life as connected rather than scattered.
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About Richard Rohr
American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality
Richard Rohr is an American Franciscan priest and writer on spirituality based in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was ordained in the Roman Catholic Church in 1970. He is known for founding the New Jerusalem Community in Cincinnati in 1971 and the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque in 1987. Rohr writes and speaks on spirituality, with a focus on contemplative practice, faith, and social action. In 2011, PBS described him as one of the most popular spirituality authors and speakers in the world.
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