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God Needs Better Press
The word “Protestant” is generally misunderstood. Martin Luther’s protest that led to the Protestant reformation was not, in fact, a protest against the Roman Catholic Church; properly understood, it was
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Despair as Weakness Rather than Sin
Classically, both in the world and in our churches, we have seen despair as the ultimate, unforgivable sin. The simple notion was that neither God, nor anyone else, can save
https://ronrolheiser.com/despair-as-weakness-rather-than-sin/
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A Happy Death
In the Roman Catholic culture within which I grew up, we were taught to pray for a happy death. For many Catholics at the time, this was a standard petition
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My Top Books for 2015
Taste, as St. Augustine said some 1700 years ago, is subjective. That should be acknowledged upfront whenever someone recommends a reading list. In my case, I need to state too
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Sex and Our Culture
No generation in history, I suspect, has ever experienced as much change as we have experienced in the past sixty years. That change is not just in the areas of
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Euthanasia and Physician-Assisted Death
Raissa Maritain, the philosopher and spiritual writer, died some months after suffering a stroke. During those months she lay in a hospital bed, unable to speak. After her death, her
https://ronrolheiser.com/euthanasia-and-physician-assisted-death/
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My Top Ten Books for 2014
The pressures of work and ministry, unfortunately, limit the time I have available to read as widely as I would like. Still, addicted as I am to books and knowing
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Curriculum Vitae
Ronald Rolheiser is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He is a community-builder, lecturer, and writer. His books are popular throughout the English-speaking
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Books
Fr. Ron’s writing isn’t limited to a weekly column. He has written numerous feature articles and has written Daybreaks: Daily Readings for Advent and Christmas (Ligouri Publications 2005 & 2019)
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About Ron
Ron Rolheiser was born in Macklin, Saskatchewan, in 1947, into a large family, to George and Matilda (Gartner) Rolheiser. As a young child, Ron’s father George, along with his family, and