During the first half of life, we often think that it will end when we have achieved our goals or climbed as high as we can. With this cultural assumption in our heads, we often arrive at life’s second half and believe there is nowhere to go but down. Fr. Richard Rohr’s Falling Upward challenges us to rethink this perspective, shining light on the idea that the end of our first path is not an ending, but a new beginning.
Rohr offers a paradigm for understanding one of life’s most profound mysteries: how perceived failings can become the foundation for our ongoing spiritual growth. Drawing on the wisdom of time-honored myths, heroic poems, great thinkers, and sacred religious texts, Rohr explores the two halves of life to show that the heartbreaks and disappointments of life’s first half are actually stepping-stones to the spiritual joys of the second.
Please join us Dianne Mills on a spiritual journey through Rohr’s text, coming together to share our stories and reflect upon life experiences Thursday evenings from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in the Sacred Hearts Parish Hall beginning February 20th and concluding just before Holy Week.
There is space for 7 participants. You can click the button below to sign up if there is still room. Information on purchasing the book is also below; it is available as a print or audiobook.