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Moving Beyond Bad Habits
We all have our faults, weaknesses, places where we short-circuit morally, dark spots, secret and not-so-secret addictions. When we’re honest, we know how universally true are St. Paul’s words when
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"There’s Always Something!"
A friend of mine jokingly says that when she dies she wants this epitaph on her gravestone: There was always something! And there always is! All of us appreciate her
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A Crack in our Pitcher
There’s a much-quoted line from Leonard Cohen that suggests that the place where we are broken is also the place where our redemption starts: There is a crack in everything,
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Sun, Storms, Wilderness, Deserts, and Spirituality
A number of years ago, accompanied by an excellent Jesuit director, I did a 30-day retreat using the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius. In the third week of that retreat
https://ronrolheiser.com/sun-storms-wilderness-deserts-and-spirituality/
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The New Evangelization
Recently a new expression has made its way into our theological and ecclesial vocabulary. There’s a lot of talk today about the New Evangelization. Indeed the Pope has called for
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The Power of Powerlessness
There are different kinds of power and different kinds of authority. There is military power, muscle power, political power, economic power, moral power, charismatic power, and psychological power, among other
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An Earthy View of the Communion of Saints
In his autobiography Nikos Kazantzakis tells the story behind his famous book, Zorba the Greek. Zorba is partially fiction, partly history. After trying unsuccessfully to write a book on Nietzsche,
https://ronrolheiser.com/an-earthy-view-of-the-communion-of-saints/
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To Live In The Light
Several years ago, I was approached by man who asked me to be his spiritual director. He was in his mid-forties and almost everything about him radiated a certain health.
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The Ten Major Faith Struggles Of Our Age
Sometimes the simple act of naming something can be immensely helpful. Before we can put a name on something we stand more helpless before its effects, not really knowing what’s
https://ronrolheiser.com/the-ten-major-faith-struggles-of-our-age/
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Seeing Spring and Easter
In my mid-20s, I spent a year as a student at the University of San Francisco. I had just been ordained a priest and was finishing off a graduate degree