Category Archives: Fr Ron Rolheiser

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 from others … Continue reading →

OUR LONGING FOR GOD’S JUSTICE 2007-10-28 Recently after a lecture, I was confronted by an angry man who accused me of being soft on God’s judgment and justice. Though angry, he was a good man, someone who had given his … Continue reading →

DARK NIGHTS OF FAITH IN OUR LIVES 2008-10-26 When the memoirs of Mother Theresa were published they revealed that for the last 50 years of her life she had struggled painfully to feel God’s presence in her life. Her critics … Continue reading →

CARING FOR OUR HEARTS 2006-09-24 “Be careful not to seek yourself in love, you can end up with a broken heart that way.” Therese of Lisieux wrote that. But what exactly does she mean, given that most of the time … Continue reading →

OUR THREE TEMPTATIONS 2007-07-08 Cosmologists today tell us that the universe has no single center. Its center is everywhere, every place, every planet, every city, every species, and every person. But we already know this. Faith tells us that what … Continue reading →

RESTLESSNESS ON A FRIDAY NIGHT 2007-09-23 Driving me to the airport this summer, my youngest brother told me a story: One Friday afternoon, he and some co-workers were talking about what they would be doing that evening, the beginning of … Continue reading →

Beauty has a power to transform the soul and instill gratitude in a way that few things have. Confucius understood this and suggested that beauty is the greatest of all teachers. People can doubt almost anything, except beauty. Ron Rolheiser, … Continue reading →