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Our Real Loss of Innocence
Within all of literature few tragedies compare with the biblical story of Saul. The story begins with a young man, Saul, who at this time in his life has no
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Peace To Those Who Enjoy God’s Favour
At one point in her novel, Men and Angels, Mary Gordon describes a young mother who, each day has a little ritual as she waits for her children to come
https://ronrolheiser.com/peace-to-those-who-enjoy-gods-favour/
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Satan And The Devil
We need a healthier theology of satan. Rather a strange thing to say! Can there be a theology of the devil? Perhaps not in the strict sense. Theology after all
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Critics And Artists
In the literary world a distinction is made between a critic and an artist. A critic assesses things, an artist produces them. Would that we made such a distinction within
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Being In Solidarity With A Mixed World
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, in his Mass for the World, shares how he personally understands the offering of the bread and wine at the Eucharist. When the bread is held
https://ronrolheiser.com/being-in-solidarity-with-a-mixed-world/
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Three Prophetic Challenges for our Generation
Our world stands in need of prophecy. No one doubts this. It would seem too that there is no shortage of voices which claim to be prophetic. From every kind
https://ronrolheiser.com/three-prophetic-challenges-for-our-generation/
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Faith and the Imagination
While doing graduate studies in Belgium, I was privileged to have as one of my professors, Jan Walgrave, a Dominican scholar, now deceased, who was a rare, precious combination of
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Powerlessness and Frustration
Several years ago, at a retreat, I witnessed an interesting exchange between two men. The first man was white, a clinical psychologist by profession, physically slight, short of stature, and
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God’s Unconditional Love
Recently I had lunch with a former student of mine, a very idealistic young man who teaches religion in a Catholic High School. He shared with me about his struggles
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Needed – A Theology of Original Sin
My parents had a working theology of original sin. Perhaps they weren’t exactly clear as to what original sin was, but they had, at the very core of their understanding