By Fr. Ronald Rolheiser Posted AUGUST 30, 2021 Nothing so much approximates the language of God as does silence. Meister Eckhart said that. Among other things, he is affirming that there is some deep inner work that can only be done in silence, alone, in private. He’s right of course, but there’s another side to […]
By Fr. Ronald Rolheiser Posted AUGUST 23, 2021 In a recent issue of Comment Magazine, Timothy Keller, theologian and pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, wrote an insightful essay entitled, The Fading of Forgiveness, within which he highlights how, more and more, forgiveness is being seen as a weakness and a naivete. He begins by […]
Today, we celebrate the feast of Saint Bartholomew, apostle of the Lord.SAINT BARTHOLOMEW was one of the twelve who were called to the apostolate by our blessed Lord himself. Several learned interpreters of the Holy Scripture take this apostle to have been the same as Nathaniel, a native of Cana, in Galilee, a doctor in […]
Today, we celebrate the memorial of Saint Rose of Lima, virgin and the second patroness of the Philippines. Isabel Flores de Oliva was born in the city of Lima. Her nickname ‘rose’ comes from an incident in her infancy: a servant claimed to have seen her face transform into a rose. As a young girl, […]