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Saint or Sinner?
What are we ultimately, saints or sinners? What’s deepest inside us, goodness or selfishness? Or, are we dualists with two innate principles inside us, one good and one evil, in
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In His Own Words
Many of us, I suspect, have heard snippets of an interview that Pope Francis did for a series of Jesuit publications, including the USA magazine, America, where, among other things,
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A Lesson from the Road
Several years ago, Hollywood produced a movie about the famous Camino walk in Spain. Entitled The Way, it chronicles the story of a father whose son was killed in an
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On Not Faking Humility
It’s hard not to fake humility; yet, seemingly, we need to do just that. For instance, some of the sayings of Jesus on humility seem to raise more questions than
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Disappearing Roots
“Home is where we start from.” T.S. Eliot wrote that and it describes an experience that can be felt both as a freedom and as a heartache. I cite my
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The Slow, Imperceptible March of Goodness
God writes straight with crooked lines. That axiom sounds clever, but is there real truth or depth to it? Can good ever really arise out of evil? Do love, truth,
https://ronrolheiser.com/the-slow-imperceptible-march-of-goodness/
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The Value of Atheists
In his monumental study of atheism, Michael Buckley suggests that atheism is invariably a parasite that feeds off bad religion. It feeds off bad religion, picks on bad religion, and
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Have I Been Saved?
The famed and feisty psychologist, Fritz Perls, was once asked by a well-meaning Christian if he was saved. He responded by saying, I am still trying to figure out how
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Rationalizing Our Anger and Moral Indignations
I have come to set the earth on fire and how I wish it were already blazing. … Do you think that I have come to establish peace on earth?
https://ronrolheiser.com/rationalizing-our-anger-and-moral-indignations/
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Embittered Moralizing – An Occupational Hazard for Good, Faithful Persons
In a masterful book on grace, Piet Fransen suggests that we can test how well we understand grace by gauging our reaction to this story: Imagine a man who during
https://ronrolheiser.com/embittered-moralizing-an-occupational-hazard-for-good-faithful-persons/