We Must Not Spend God’s Mercy, As If It Were Ours To Spend
The real meaning of mercy is that it can look on failure and still see a future. —John Claypool
Catholic theologian Ronald Rolheiser has written…
Shortly after ordination, I found myself working in a church with a saintly old priest. He was over eighty, nearly blind, but widely sought out and respected, especially as a confessor. One night, alone with him, I asked him this question: “If you had your priesthood to live over again, would you do anything differently?” From a man so full of integrity, I had fully expected that there would be no regrets. So his answer surprised me. Yes, he did have a regret, a major one, he said: “If I had my priesthood to do over again, I would… Read More