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Everything Belongs: Living the Teachings of Richard Rohr Forward

Ezekiel: Redemption and the Grace of God with Randy Woodley

Everything Belongs: Living the Teachings of Richard Rohr Forward

Center for Action and Contemplation

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of Everything Belongs, we explore Chapter 10 of Fr. Richard Rohr’s New York Times Bestselling book The Tears of Things ⁠⁠⁠⁠— rediscovering the prophet Ezekiel through Indigenous eyes.   In the second half of this episode, you’ll hear from Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley. He reflects on how Western Christianity’s fixation on hierarchy and domination distorts the gospel — and how Indigenous wisdom invites us back into harmony with creation.   Randy Woodley is an award-winning author and a tribally recognized Keetoowah descendant (UKB), Randy weaves together Indigenous wisdom, ecological sustainability, and spirituality. Randy is both a farmer and a Distinguished Professor Emeritus. He is respected by Indigenous and non-Indigenous communities worldwide and has been featured in The New York Times, Politifact, Time Magazine, and The Huffington Post. Randy publishes a weekly Substack at https://rwoodley7.substack.com/ Together, the Woodley’s co-sustain Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice and Eloheh Farm & Seeds, https://www.eloheh.org/ a non-profit, regenerative farm and school determined to assist others grow healthy food and combat the climate crisis. They are founders of Sho-Kee Cultural Consultants www.Sho-Kee.com  Resources:  Learn more about Randy here  Grab a copy of The Tears of Things ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.  To learn more about The Tears of Things and additional offerings, including the trailer, a FREE Reader’s Guide, and more, visit ⁠⁠⁠thetearsofthings.com.  Find the transcript of this episode here. Connect with us: Have a question you'd like us to answer about this season? Email us: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠podcasts@cac.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Send us a voicemail: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠cac.org/voicemail⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ We'll be accepting questions for our Listener Questions episode until December 31st, 2025.

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0:04.3

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0:08.0

Friends, it's been such an incredible journey these past few months.

0:11.7

We've gotten to ask Richard so many amazing questions,

0:15.6

and we're pretty sure that as you've listened along,

0:18.5

you probably have some great questions as well.

0:21.8

So we'd like to hear what's on your mind, what questions are in your heart, and also a little bit more about your

0:26.6

experience taking this journey with us the last few months. Did you just listen along? Did you read

0:32.4

the book with us? Did you read the book with Friends? What have you learned?

0:37.7

We're going to be recording a listener questions episode and we would love to hear from you.

0:42.8

Please send your questions and any experiences that you'd like to share with us to podcasts

0:47.1

at cac.org.

0:48.8

That's podcasts at cac.org by December 31st. Welcome back, friends, to the Everything Belongs podcast with Father Richard Roar.

0:58.1

Each season, we've explored one of Richard's books.

1:00.9

Each episode, we travel over to Richard's house to spend some time with him and Opie and

1:06.0

discuss a chapter with him, and then we're joined by a guest who helps us to live the teachings forward,

1:12.0

to think about Richard's wisdom in new ways by asking new questions in a rapidly changing world.

1:17.8

This season has been extra special because we've been exploring Richard's latest,

1:23.0

The Tears of Things, Prophetic Wisdom for an Age of Outrage.

1:26.5

As a reminder, you don't have to read the book

1:28.6

to follow along with us, but we would love it if you do. In this episode, we jump back into our

1:34.0

conversation with Richard in his hermitage to talk about chapter 9, Ezekiel, redemption, and the

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