Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity Author: Ronald Rolheiser | Language: English | ISBN:
0804139148 | Format: EPUB
Sacred Fire: A Vision for a Deeper Human and Christian Maturity Description
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"Ronald Rolheiser is one of the great Christian spiritual writers of our time, as well as one of my own personal favorites. I have read, and recommended, his beautiful book
The Holy Longing more times than I can remember. His sequel,
Sacred Fire, is a superb book--one to give to a seeker looking to find God, to a friend struggling with a relationship with God, to a devout believer looking to deepen his or her faith--or best of all, to yourself, as a way of coming to know the God who desires ever more to know you." —
James Martin, SJ, author of Jesus: A Pilgrimage
"When Ron Rolheiser writes, it is clear, compelling, and challenging, plus it is about issues that matter to the soul. Well, here he does it again--and does it well!" —
Fr. Richard Rohr, O.F.M., Center for Action and Contemplation, Albuquerque, New MexicoAbout the Author
RONALD ROLHEISER O.M.I., is a specialist in the fields of spirituality and systematic theology. His regular column in the
Catholic Herald is featured in newspapers in five different countries. He is the author of the prizewinning
The Restless Heart as well as
Forgotten Among the Lilies. His book
The Holy Longing has more than a quarter of a million copies in print.
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- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Image (March 11, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0804139148
- ISBN-13: 978-0804139144
- Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I would be lying if I did not mention this. But I'm pretty sure that Sacred Fire is one book I'll have to re-read at a later date because I feel that, perhaps, I am not in the proper time in my life to find it completely relevant to my spiritual needs. While I feel that this would have been better if I were older, there were still a lot of things that I was able to take away from it.
One of the things that was pretty eyeopening, for me, was the correlations that Ronald Rolheiser made between the crucifixion of Jesus and how he transformed all the hatred being sent his way into love. It was interesting because I had never really considered the passivity that he showed and how he gave back love from such a humiliating situation. It definitely gave me pause, and made me inspect my own life to see if I could/have been able to do that (verdicts still out on that). It has also left me thinking that in the conflicts that we/I face between our different beliefs is an opportunity for everyone to listen and show compassion, even when we don't see eye-to-eye.
Just this one aspect of Sacred Fire, has me wanting to try even harder to not perpetrate hate and discord in our already strife filled world.
While that is just one of the things I enjoyed and found something of important, there were many other reasons to enjoy this book as a whole for what it offered. There were also a few other things that definitely had me thinking and pondering whether or not I could try to be better (which, I'll be the first to say how imperfect I am).
The other thing that stuck with me after finishing Sacred Fire, would have to be the chapter of Its Crowning Glory, Blessing Others.
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