John of the Cross

Presentation:  April 4, 2009

Fr. Ronald Rolheiser, PhD

Brief Description of Presentation

(To be Developed)

Prayer Exercise

 Centering Prayer

Preparation for Session and Bibliography

(To be Developed)

About Fr. Ron Rolheiser

Ronald Rolheiser, a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, is president of the Oblate School of Theology in San Antonio, Texas.  He is a community-builder, lecturer and writer. His books are popular throughout the English-speaking world and his weekly column is carried by more than sixty newspapers worldwide.  For much of his priesthood, he taught theology and philosophy at Newman Theological College in Edmonton Alberta.  From 1998–2004 he served his religious community, The Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate, on their General Administration. In August 2005, he began a five-year assignment as the President of the Oblate School of Theology.  Among other degrees, he received a Ph.D/STD University of Louvain, Belgium, 1983.  His specializations include systematic theology, philosophy, Augustine, mysticism and spirituality.

His publications include:

Secularity and the Gospel: Being Missionary to our Children, The Crossroad Publishing Company, New York, 2006.

The Restless Heart, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1988. Re-released, Doubleday, New York, 2004, winner of the 1990 Winnifred Sanford Award, for best popular spiritual book in the United Kingdom.

The Holy Longing, Doubleday, New York, 1999, winner of the Catholic Press Book award for 2000, in spirituality.

Against an Infinite Horizon, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1995 and Crossroads, New York, 1996.

The Shattered Lantern, Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1994, and Crossroads, New York, 1995, winner of the Catholic Book Award for best paperback spirituality book, USA Catholic Book Awards, 1996.