Category Archives: Fr Ron Rolheiser

CARRYING TENSION http://www.ronrolheiser.com/ One of the things we’re asked to do as Christians is to help “take away the sins of the world” as Jesus did. How? Jesus “took away the sins of the world” by holding, carrying, purifying, and … Continue reading →

ULTIMATE CONSOLATION http://www.ronrolheiser.com/ The most singularly consoling doctrine in all of religion is the Christian belief that Christ descended into hell. Christ descended into hell. What is meant by that? There is an old understanding that interprets the phrase this … Continue reading →

IN DEFENSE OF DAILY EUCHARIST Ronald Rolheiser JANUARY 30, 2000 The long-standing Catholic practice of daily Eucharist is today being questioned: On the one hand, less and less people are going to daily Eucharist and many parishes in fact no longer … Continue reading →

CONCEIVING OF GOD – METAPHOR AND REALITY http://www.ronrolheiser.com/ Our generation struggles with believing in God, not that this, as Reginald Bibby states, puts God in trouble. God isn’t in trouble because people stop believing or going to church. Today God … Continue reading →

PATIENCE WITH GOD Ronald Rolheiser There’s an adage that says that an atheist is simply someone who cannot grasp metaphor. Thomas Halik, the Czech writer, would suggest rather that an atheist is someone who cannot be patient enough with God. There … Continue reading →

There is a season for everything Ronald Rolheiser A friend of mine likes to explain his religious background this way: “I have powerful conservative roots. I was raised in a very strong conservative, Roman Catholic, immigrant, German, farming family, with all … Continue reading →

God Judges No One. Ron Rolheiser There’s a question about God’s goodness as old as religion itself: How can an all-good God send someone to hell for all eternity? How can God be all-merciful and all-loving if there is eternal punishment? It’s a false … Continue reading →