A universal pattern can be found in all societies-in fact, in all of creation. We see it in the seasons of the year; the stories of Scripture; the life, death, and resurrections of Jesus; the rise and fall of civilizations; and even in our own lives. In this new version of one of his earlier books, Father Richard Rohr illuminates the way understanding and embracing this pattern can give us hope in difficult times and the courage to push through messiness and even great chaos to find a new way of being in the world...

'I think God for Richard Rohr's sage-like presence in our culture: I honestly don't know where I'd be without it.' ---Brian Draper 'Rohr writes about spirituality in broad terms, but is deeply grounded in the writings and thinkers of his Catholic religious tradition. His discussion of ... the necessity of suffering, the opportunities provided by mistakes...is fresh because imaginative and vigorous.' ---Publishers Weekly 'Richard Rohr has given us a perfect guide to what he calls the "further journey", a voyage into the mystery and beauty of healthy spiritual maturity.' ---Mehmet Oz, MD, host of the Dr Oz Show In his bestselling Falling Upward, Father Richard Rohr offers a new paradigm for understanding one of the most profound of life's mysteries: how our failings can be the foundation for our ongoing spiritual growth. Drawing on the wisdom from time-honoured myths, heroic poems, great thinkers and sacred religious texts, he demonstrates that we grow spiritually more by doing it wr..