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Sep 2025
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Conversation | Ronald Rolheiser on Givin...

Practicing the Way
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What does it look like to follow Jesus for your whole life? John Mark sits down with Father Ronald Rolheiser—author, priest, and spiritual writer—to talk about the stages of the spiritual journey. Drawing from decades of pastoral leadership, personal suffering, and theological study, Father Rolheiser reflects on how we struggle to get our lives together, give our lives away, and ultimately give our deaths away as a final act of love.


Key Scripture Passages: John 13–17; Matthew 5–7; Luke 12v16–21


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