Breathing Under Water: Spirituality and the Twelve Steps

Richard Rohr continues to guide us to greater wholeness. The latest example is his new book, Breathing Under Water . A prolific writer, his books have helped countless souls, especially those who struggle with issues of brokenness and seek transformation.xa0-- NCR (read full review: ncronline.org/node/26677) Fr. Richard Rohr is a globally recognized ecumenical teacher bearing witness to the universal awakening within Christian mysticism and thexa0Perennial Tradition.xa0He is a Franciscan priest of the New Mexico Province and founder of thexa0Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC)xa0in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Fr. Richard's teaching is grounded in the Franciscan alternative orthodoxy—practices of contemplation and lived kenosis (self-emptying), expressing itself inxa0radical compassion, particularly for the socially marginalized.xa0Fr. Richard is the author of numerous books, including Everything Belongs, Adam’s Return,xa0The Naked Now,xa0Breathing Under Water , Falling Upward , Immortal Diamond, and Eager to Love: The Alternative Way of Francis of Assisi. Fr. Richard is academic Dean of thexa0Living School for Action and Contemplation. Drawing upon Christianity's placexa0within the Perennial Tradition, the mission of the Living School is to produce compassionate and powerfully learned individuals who will work for positive change in the world based on awareness of our common union with God and all beings.xa0Visit cac.org for more information.