Category Archives: Fr Ron Rolheiser

JESUS’ SENSITIVITY OCTOBER 3, 2004 Michael Buckley, the American Jesuit, once did a fascinating study of Jesus and Socrates, comparing them in terms of human excellence. The result? In many aspects, Jesus appears to be the weaker of the two … Continue reading →

Struggling With Possessiveness The award-winning Broadway play, Children of a Lesser God, tells an interesting story of how love can go wrong, even when it seems like it’s going right. The story focuses on a spirited young woman who is deaf. Intelligent, … Continue reading →

Jesus Before Pilate http://www.ronrolheiser.com./ Few things sit as deep within us as does the desire for freedom. We are not always sure exactly what freedom means, but we are ever resistant to whatever restrains, limits, or coerces us. We do not like … Continue reading →

THE STRUGGLE TO WILL-THE-ONE-THING 2008-04-06 What makes a saint? One of my favorite definitions comes from Soren Kierkegaard who once famously wrote: “To be a saint is to will the one thing.” That sounds simple, but, as we know, choosing … Continue reading →

HATRED AND THE GOSPEL 2008-04-27 There is a popular theme within Christian apologetics that goes something like this: Christianity is the most hated of all religions and that is a certain proof of its truth. The logic works this way: … Continue reading →

A MEDITATION ON JOY 2002-12-15 Every year on the third Sunday of advent, the church asks us to do a meditation on joy. That seems a curious thing to ask, though it becomes less curious when we actually reflect on … Continue reading →

DEALING WITH LOSS, GRIEF, AND OBSESSIONS 2010-11-21 http://www.ronrolheiser.com/ What can we say in the face of deep loss, inconsolable grief, or unrequited obsessions? As a graduate student in Louvain, I once posed that question to the renowned psychologist, Antoine Vergote: … Continue reading →