Category Archives: Fr Ron Rolheiser

CONTEMPLATIVE PRAYER 2003-03-30 One of the great spiritual writers of our time is Thomas Merton, a Trappist monk. Merton, though, wasn’t born in a monastery. A checkered past and a driving restlessness led him there and what he was looking … Continue reading →

THE JESUS CODE – UNRAVELLING THE SECRET 2005-05-22 We all love to unearth hidden things, to crack some puzzle or code. We need only to look at the hoopla surrounding The Da Vinci Code to see how true this is. … Continue reading →

THE STRUGGLE TO BLESS 2007-10-21 At workshop recently, as we were discussing the tension that often exists today between younger and older clergy, a middle-aged priest said: “I’d like to bless the younger priests, but they don’t want my blessing! … Continue reading →

OFFERING SANCTUARY FOR SADNESS 2004-09-19 The church today, at least in the West, it is not a very happy place. Gone are the wonder and the joy of being young, the innocent laughter that so characterizes us when we’re still … Continue reading →

THE STRUGGLE TO BLESS 2007-10-21 At workshop recently, as we were discussing the tension that often exists today between younger and older clergy, a middle-aged priest said: “I’d like to bless the younger priests, but they don’t want my blessing! … Continue reading →

FROM ASKING TO BE CARRIED TO HELPING CARRY 2003-06-15 An icon is a holy picture, an image showing something of the divine. Perhaps the best icon to depict adulthood is a picture of a mother or a father carrying a … Continue reading →

  DIFFERENT KINDS OF GLORY 2007-11-25   We all nurse a secret dream of glory. We daydream that in some way we will stand out and be recognized. And so we fantasize about great achievements that will set us apart … Continue reading →