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I'm Christa Tippett and this is On Being's Unheard Cut. Up next, my unedited conversation

with Father Richard Rohr of the Center for Action and Contemplation. There is a shorter

produced version of this wherever you found this podcast. Hello, is that Father Rohr?

Yes, this is Richard Rohr. Hi, it's Christa Tippett. Hello, Christ, I'm sorry for whatever was

happening, but anyway, I'm here at the studio. So the only thing that is for sure about this

wondrous technology is that something will go wrong every time and it's always something different.

It's amazing. I mean, my years of speaking on the road, I would say two-thirds of the time,

there was microphone difficulty. Yeah, yeah. No, but here we are. Anyway, a delight to be with you.

I remember just meeting you once there at Oprah's. Yes. And we haven't had the pleasure since.

I know. I've been looking forward to this for such a long time. We've been moving towards it for

a long time. Yeah, I'm so pleased. And how are we? I think my balance is good.

Okay, do you want me to turn down my volume? Oh. Am I too loud?

Okay. How's that? Okay. That's better. Okay, we're all set.

Let me just ask you something mundane so we can get a little sound.

So tell me what you had for lunch. What did I have for lunch? I had some shredded chicken

in my refrigerator and I put it between two pieces of bread and it was very good.

I live in a little hermitage so I cook for myself. And you're in albacarque, is that right?

That's right. You are now talking to New Mexico.

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