Ronald Rolheiser, OMI, is a specialist in the fields of spirituality and systematic theology, and a New York Times bestselling author. He writes a regular column that is featured in more than seventy newspapers worldwide. He is the author of many books, including bestsellers The Holy Longing and Sacred Fire, as well as The Restless Heart, Forgotten Amongst the Lilies, Bruised and Wounded, and Domestic Monastery.
Father Ron Rolheiser is a prolific writer and speaker. Many of his
works look at complex theological issues, such as the human heart’s
search for God (“Holy Longing”) and they are written in a style
that is inviting and informative. Here he takes on the difficult
issue of suicide in his usual style, writing with both compassion
and empathy.Father Rolheiser has experienced the loss of friends in
this manner, and he has comforted others at the time of suicide in
their families. In his words one feels comforted.Throughout this
little book Father Rolheiser confronts the stigma that suicide
leaves, both for the individual who takes the life and for those
left behind. He notes that “if someone dies in a morally
compromised situation … the goodness of that life and heart should
not be judged by the circumstances of that death. Death caught that
person on a down bounce” which does not offer “a true judgment as
to the goodness of his or her heart.”He writes that suicide is a
disease, like cancer, and that those who commit suicide are usually
sensitive. He notes that those who die at their own hands can be
trusted to the “infinite understanding and compassion” of God.This
book offers hope and healing to those who have experienced the loss
of a loved one or anyone trying to understand the topic. —Daniel S.
Mulhall • Catholic News Service
A Catholic priest with the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate,
the author of The Holy Longing and the award-winning
weekly column “In Exile” that appears in more than 70 newspapers,
Ronald Rolheiser is also the author of Bruised and Wounded:
Struggling to Understand Suicide which comes out in December
from Paraclete. Rolheiser seeks to erase the stigma surrounding
suicide for those left grieving. Specific chapters include:
Removing the Taboo, Despair as Weakness Rather than Sin, Reclaiming
the Memory of Our Loved One, and The Pains of Ones Left Behind.
—Publishers Weekly
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