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Magnanimity
What does it mean to be big-hearted, magnanimous? Once during a baseball game in high school an umpire made very unfair call against our team. Our whole team was indignant
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On Self-Hatred and Guilt
Recently on the popular television program, Saturday Night Live, a comedian made a rather colorful wisecrack in response to an answer that Nancy Pelosi had given to a journalist who
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Inadequacy, Hurt, and Reconciliation
Even with the best intentions, even with no malice inside us, even when we are faithful, we sometimes cannot not hurt each other. Our human situation is simply too complex
https://ronrolheiser.com/inadequacy-hurt-and-reconciliation/
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The Little Way
Most of us have heard of St. Therese of Lisieux, a French mystic who died at age 24 in 1897 and who is perhaps the most popular saint of the
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The Best Ten Books That Found Me in 2019
There’s a Latin axiom which argues that there’s no accounting for taste, de gustibus non est disputandum. I reference it as to preamble to my annual list of the ten
https://ronrolheiser.com/the-best-ten-books-that-found-me-in-2019/
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Deep Incarnation – Another Meaning of Christmas
Some years ago at a religious conference a man approached the microphone and after apologizing for what he felt would be an inappropriate question, asked this: “I love my dog.
https://ronrolheiser.com/deep-incarnation-another-meaning-of-christmas/
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Justice and Charity – Revisited
We’re all familiar, I suspect, with the difference between justice and charity. Charity is giving away some of your time, energy, resources, and person so as to help to others
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Anchoring Ourselves within God’s Goodness
What would Jesus do? For some Christians, that’s the easy answer to every question. In every situation all we need to ask is: What would Jesus do? At a deep
https://ronrolheiser.com/anchoring-ourselves-within-gods-goodness/
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What Constitutes Fidelity?
It’s becoming increasing difficult in today’s world to trust anything or anybody, for good reason. There’s little that’s stable, safe to lean on, trustworthy. We live in a world where
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Saints for a New Situation
Everywhere in church circles today you hear a lament: Our churches are emptying. We’ve lost our youth. This generation no longer knows or understands the classical theological language. We need