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Give Drink to the Thirsty
When we think of the essentials of the Christian faith we generally associate these with belief in a certain creed, acceptance of various dogmas, adherence to a certain moral code,
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Jesus Before Pilate
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,
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Listening to Christ’s Heartbeat
The last supper account in John’s gospel contains a curious picture. The evangelist describes the beloved disciple as reclining on the breast of Jesus. What is contained in this image?
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Feed the Hungry
A cynic once quipped: “What would you get if you crossed a radical liberal social justice advocate with a strongly conservative pious daily communicant?” The answer? Dorothy Day! That’s a
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The Corporal Works of Mercy
Long before it was fashionable to publish books of lists, my generation was asked to memorize them. As children, many of us were asked to memorize, among other things, a
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The Evangelization of Desire
For some years now, an Oblate colleague of mine has been developing an idea he calls: The Evangelization of Desire. Among other things, he gives a retreat to help persons
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From Gifted Child To Giving Adult
Nearly fifteen years ago, Swiss analyst, Alice Miller produced a little essay that made a big impact, The Drama of the Gifted Child. For her, the gifted child is not
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Common Ground
Concerned with an ever-intensifying polarization within the church, the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin made a proposal for something he called Common Ground, an ecclesial space within which persons of very
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The Court Jester’s New Year’s Advice
Don’t think. If you think, don’t speak. If you think and speak, don’t write. If you think and speak and write, don’t sign your name.
https://ronrolheiser.com/the-court-jesters-new-years-advice/
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Christmas – A Time To Rise Above Gloom
A lot of people would like to see Christmas cancelled, not exactly the feast itself, but the hoopla with which we surround it. What is being argued for is a
https://ronrolheiser.com/christmas-a-time-to-rise-above-gloom/