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Two Concepts of Holiness
There are two classical concepts of perfection, one Greek and the other Hebrew. In the Greek ideal, to be perfect is to have no deficiencies, no faults, no flaws. Perfection,
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Descartes’ Children
For nearly ten years, I was part of a pastoral team that conducted a program for young couples preparing for marriage. My job was to give the talk on the
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Praying for the Dead
Why pray for the dead? Does this make any sense? What possible difference can our prayers make to a person once he or she has died? These are valid questions.
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Biblical Metanoia
“Repent and believe in the good news!” These are the first words out of Jesus’ mouth in Mark’s gospel and they are meant as a summary of the entire gospel.
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Needed: Three New Saints
If I had a wish-list for the church today, it would include a request for three saints of old to re-appear in a new guise. What the church needs today
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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/