Category Archives: Fr Ron Rolheiser

http://ronrolheiser.com Mary gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn. In the Christmas story, we have always vilified and … Continue reading →

http://ronrolheiser.com Henri Nouwen was once asked: ” Are you an optimist?” His reply: “No, not naturally, but that isn’t important. I live in hope, not optimism.” Teilhard de Chardin once said the same thing in different words when he was … Continue reading →

JUNE 27, 2016 http://ronrolheiser.com “I am a citizen, not of Athens or Greece, but of the world.” Socrates wrote those words more than twenty-four hundred years ago. Today more than ever these are words which we would need to appropriate because, … Continue reading →

http://ronrolheiser.com Henri Nouwen once commented that he used to be resentful whenever he was interrupted in his work until he realized that, often times, interruptions were his real work. There’s a lesson here: We’re often resentful when our plans are … Continue reading →

http://ronrolheiser.com Recently I attended a symposium on Interreligious Dialogue. The keynote speakers were all excellent, with a single exception. One speaker suggested that one of the problems with Christianity is that it still contains too many elements that are unacceptable … Continue reading →

http://ronrolheiser.com/ While saying farewell the night before he died, Jesus told those with him that he “had other sheep that are not of this fold” and that those with him at that particular moment were not his only followers. Very … Continue reading →

Sometimes we’re a mystery to ourselves, or, perhaps more accurately, sometimes we don’t realize how much paranoia we carry within ourselves. A lot of things tend to ruin our day. I went to a meeting recently and for most of … Continue reading →