Category Archives: POPE BENEDICT XVI

  FROM THE PEN OF FATHER GEORGE W. RUTLER COMES THIS INTERESTING ITEM SHOWING A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BLESSED JOHN HENRY CARDINAL NEWMAN, SAINT THOMAS MORE, PRESIDENT THEODORE ROOSEVELT AND HIS SON QUENTIN ROOSEVELT:   As the New York Guild of … Continue reading →

ONE OF THE MOST FRUSTRATING ASPECTS OF PREACHING THE GOSPEL is the realization that many who are listening are not really listening. This is nothing new. Here are some references to the problem in Sacred Scripture: But not even at … Continue reading →

The Other Curia of Benedict XVI. The Appointments, the Results Museums, library, culture, music, media. They are the most visible face of the Vatican. And also most exposed to the judgment of all. Here are the pros and cons, case … Continue reading →

Mission Britannia. The Sun Shines in Glasgow The journey of Benedict XVI begins in Scotland. The meeting with the queen. The Mass with the people. A celebration of faith in the kingdom of the incredulous. With a prologue on the … Continue reading →

The Confessions of the Young Ratzinger The three autobiographical passages included by Benedict XVI in the message for the next World Youth Day by Sandro Magister http://chiesa.espresso.repubblica.it/articolo/1344631?eng=y <!– p></p–> ROME, September 6, 2010 – “Autobiography of a pontificate”: this was … Continue reading →

“Why They Are Attacking Me.” Autobiography of a Pontificate Ever since he was elected, Joseph Ratzinger has been the target of a crescendo of assaults, from inside and outside of the Church. Is an “invisible hand” moving them? Here’s how … Continue reading →

The Defenders of Tradition Want the Infallible Church Back They are pleading with the pope to condemn “ex cathedra” the errors of Vatican Council II. A new book by Romano Amerio is giving new force to their request. But Benedict … Continue reading →

Pontiff Gives Secret to Vocational Discernment And a Guideline to Determine “True Prayer” SULMONA, Italy, JULY 5, 2010 (Zenit.org).- Benedict XVI is telling youth the secret of recognizing God’s call, affirming that  the trick is making the heart accustomed to … Continue reading →

THE “SUMMA THEOLOGICA”, ST. THOMAS AQUINAS’ MASTERPIECE VATICAN CITY, 23 JUN 2010 (VIS) – In today’s general audience, celebrated in the Paul VI Hall, the Pope delivered the last in a series of three catecheses on the figure of St. … Continue reading →

DO NOT READ THE ACCOUNTS OF THE SCANDAL IN IRELAND IN THE SECULAR MEDIA AND TAKE IT AS GOSPEL TRUTH. The truth is that the secular media is using the scandal in Ireland and Germany and a opportunity to attack … Continue reading →