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On Litmus Tests for Christian Discipleship
We live today with a lot of polarization, both inside of our churches and in society at large. There is something healthy in this, despite its bitter underside. Moral outrage
https://ronrolheiser.com/on-litmus-tests-for-christian-discipleship/
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The Joy of the Groove
In a marvelous book, The Force of Character, James Hillman shares this story: As a young man, sitting around one afternoon and listening to an old uncle telling stories, he
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In Pursuit of Innocence
Annie Dillard once wrote this about innocence: Innocence is not the prerogative of infants and puppies, and far less of mountains and fixed stars, which have no prerogatives at all.
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The Perils of Safety
I was raised to be cautious, physically and morally: “Be careful! Don’t make a mistake! Be safe! Don’t do anything for which you’ll be sorry!” I inhaled those words, literally,
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Private Integrity
In the movie, City Slickers, there’s a scene that sheds light on the importance of private integrity: Three men, New Yorkers, close friends, have gone off together for a summer
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The Eucharist as a Celebration of Everyday Life
We sometimes forget that Jesus was born in a barn, not a church, and that the God of the Incarnation is as much about kitchen tables as ecclesial altars. God
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God Judges No One
There’s a question about God’s goodness as old as religion itself: How can an all-good God send someone to hell for all eternity? How can God be all-merciful and all-loving
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Religious Language as Icon
Before Henri Nouwen wrote the book that became his signature work, Return of the Prodigal Son, he went to The Hermitage museum in Russia and sat for whole days contemplating
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Love – Illusion and Reality
In her novel, Brief Lives, Anita Brookner makes this observation: When we are young, she says, and hear sad love songs we think that the sadness and disappointment are a
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Too-bruised to be Touched – One of the Causes of Suicide
The poet, Hafiz, wrote a poem nearly 700 years ago entitled, We Should Talk About This Problem. In it, God addresses a wounded soul: There is a Beautiful Creature Living
https://ronrolheiser.com/too-bruised-to-be-touched-one-of-the-causes-of-suicide/