Fr Ron Rolheiser

  • Our Restless Selves

    Our restless hearts keep us from falling asleep to the divine fire inside us....
  • Jesus and The Poor

    While that may be granted, what may not be granted is that our (seemingly) necessary social and political pragmatism in dealing with “the widow, the orphan, and the immigrant” may cloak itself with Jesus and the Bible. It may not. This is antithetical to Jesus. Whether or not this...
  • Members of the faithful are seen in prayer at Mass

    Ecumenism: The Imperative for Wholeness Inside the Body of Christ

    But this kind of indifference is inherently unchristian. Oneness was close to the heart of Jesus. He wants all his followers at the same table, as we see in this parable....
  • Lies and the Sin Against the Holy Spirit

    When something has happened and is subsequently denied, that doesn’t just make a mockery of truth, it plays havoc with our sanity, not least with the one who is telling the lie....
  • Coming to Peace with our Lack of Recognition

    We crave few things as deeply as self-expression and recognition. We have an irrepressible need to express ourselves, be known, recognized, understood, and seen by others as unique, gifted, and significant....
  • Heaven Isn’t the Same for Everyone

    Daniel Berrigan once said: Before you get serious about Jesus, think carefully about how good you are going to look on wood! That’s a needed caution because Jesus warned us that if we follow him, pain will flow into our lives and we will join him on the cross....
  • The Tower of Babel

    This is the only language which can bridge the misunderstandings and differences among us – and when we are speaking it, we will not be trying to build a tower to impress anyone....
  • Lighter Thoughts on a Heavy Subject

    Some years ago, a friend was facing the birth of her first child. While happy that she was soon to be a mother, she confessed openly her fears about the actual birth process, the pain, the dangers, the unknown....
  • Refugees, Immigrants, and Jesus

    On borders everywhere in the world today we find refugees, millions of them. They’re easily demonised, seen as a nuisance, a threat, as invaders, as criminals fleeing justice in their homelands. But mostly they are decent, honest people fleeing poverty, hunger, victimisation, and violence. And these reasons for fleeing...