Annual Newman Lecture: Not Our Tribal Deity with Ron Rolheiser, OMI

Welcome to the Annual Newman Lecture: Not Our Tribal Deity with Ron Rolheiser, OMI!

All atheism is a parasite feeding off bad religion. Every word we preach and everything we do pastorally ultimately reflects a certain concept of God. When our catechesis, preaching, and pastoral activities are colored by pettiness, tribalism, false fear, false piety, lack of compassion, and lack of common sense, we make God look petty and stupid. Reverence should forbid us from making God our tribal deity.

Rev. Ron Rolheiser, OMI, is a Roman Catholic priest and member of the Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate. He is a theologian, professor, award-winning author, and serves as president of the Oblate School of Theology. He holds Bachelor’s degrees from the University of Ottawa and Newman Theological College Edmonton and Master’s degrees from the University of San Francisco and University of Louvain, Belgium along with a PhD/STD from the University of Louvain. Apart from his academic knowledge in systematic theology and philosophy, he has become a popular speaker in contemporary spirituality and religion and the secular world. He writes a that is carried in over 70 newspapers around the world.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Newman University Church, 87a Saint Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland