Category Archives: Fr Ron Rolheiser

http://ronrolheiser.com/ [Fifth in a six-part Lenten series on Mystical Images] What do we do when we’re depressed? What’s our temptation when a dream is shattered, when we feel betrayed, and when it seems like the trust we’ve shown someone was … Continue reading →

JANUARY 23, 2000 http://ronrolheiser.com/ Several years ago I attended a seminar on religious experience where a woman shared this story: A few years before this incident occurred her life had been rather settled. She had been happily married, her children were … 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 →

“Why do you seek the living among the dead?” Curious words? Perhaps. They contain, though, a secret. Those words were spoken by an angel to Mary Magdalene on Easter morning. She had come to the tomb where Jesus had been … Continue reading →

RONROLHEISER,OMI THE GOSPEL UNFOLDING IN HISTORY We didn’t stop burning witches because we stopped reading scripture. We stopped burning witches because we kept on reading scripture. Gil Bailie, author of Violence Unveiled, wrote those words and they express a truth … Continue reading →

http://www.ronrolheiser.com./ From the bible to casinos, seven is often considered to be a magical, perfect, and lucky number. Jesus told us to forgive those who hurt us seventy times seven times. Clearly he meant that to mean infinity. Genesis speaks … Continue reading →

READING THE SIGNS OF THE TIMES http://www.ronrolheiser.com./ There’s a story told about Anna Akhmatova, a Russian poet, who used to go each Saturday morning and stand in lines outside a prison in St. Petersburg where she, along with other women, hoped … Continue reading →