Category Archives: Fr Ron Rolheiser

Breathing Emotionally 2006-10-29 One of the things that made Henri Nouwen such a loved writer was his disarming honesty. He hid little about himself. And one of the things that he was able to give voice to was his constant … Continue reading →

POWERLESSNESS AND FRUSTRATION 1999-09-05 Several years ago, at a retreat, I witnessed an interesting exchange between two men. The first man was white, a clinical psychologist by profession, physically slight, short of stature, and rather timid by nature. The other … Continue reading →

2000-02-13 If you were to construct a composite of God’s face, how would you picture this? What features should go into this face? Should God look like Mother Theresa or Alanis Morisette, Henri Nouwen or Michael Jordan, John of the … Continue reading →

TRUE AND FALSE NOTIONS OF FREEDOM 2003-08-03 C.S. Lewis tells the story of his conversion in a little autobiographical piece entitled, Surprised by Joy. His journey has some things to teach us. For years he was blocked from committing himself … Continue reading →

Nov 12th FROM MAINTENANCE TO MISSIONARY 2001-01-14 *We know what to do for someone who comes to church, but we don’t know how to get someone to come to church. *We know how to be Christian when we are poor, under-educated, … Continue reading →

MATURITY IN RELATIONSHIPS AND PRAYER 2010-10-10 Several years ago, a friend shared this story with me: Raised a Roman Catholic and essentially faithful in going to church and in trying to live an honest moral life, he found himself, in … Continue reading →

ON BEING ONE WITH THE SAINTS IN PRAISING GOD 2010-03-07 We are all familiar with a refrain that echoes through many of our Christian prayers and songs, an antiphon of hope addressed to God: Grant that we may be one with … Continue reading →