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I think it's important to remember that by the second half of our lives, we are meant to see in wholes, and no longer just in parts.

Richard Rohr

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Richard Rohr
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 20
Catholic Priest
Motivational Speaker
Priest
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Topeka
Kansas
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