Happy Birthday Benedict!
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Thursday, April 16, 2009
Last year, Pope Benedict celebrated his birthday (with this fab cake) here in the U.S., but this year, he is celebrating at the Vatican.
In honor of his 82nd birthday, please take a moment to say a prayer for Pope Benedict today. Our church needs his moral courage and fearless defense of the truth now more than ever.
(You might also like to check out the blogging over at our sister site, NCRegister.com, where they are doing some re-cap of last year’s historic papal visit.)
Off To Cameroon
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Pope Benedict left Rome early this morning for his pastoral visit to Cameroon and Angola.
At Sunday’s Angelus he told us about his hopes for the trip.
He will deliver the working document for the upcoming African synod, but he also intends to bring a message of peace to war-torn regions, to strengthen the Catholic faithful, to meet with Muslim leaders, to defend religious liberty and to advance respect for human dignity.
Godspeed, Holy Father! And may the visit be abundantly fruitful.
The Heart Should Sing
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Friday, January 16, 2009
This lucky duck got special attention at Wednesday’s Papal Audience, at which the Pope preached on the “twin epistles” of Colossians and Ephesians.
The theme of the lesson this week is Christ as head of the Church, but I have to point out Benedict’s lovely introductory remark.
Noting that in both epistles Paul encourages his flock to sing psalms and hymns of gratitude to the Lord, the Pope invites... READ MORE
True Worship
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, January 08, 2009
Welcome back from Christmas break, fellow students! Think these seminarians were happy to see the Pope at his first audience of the new year?
The Pope has a New Year’s Resolution for us all. “Let us renew our determination to open the mind and heart to Christ, to be and live as his true friends. His company will make this year, even with its inevitable difficulties, be a path full of joy and peace.”... READ MORE
Beautiful Thought for Today
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Thursday, January 08, 2009
Only after discovering Jesus do we realize “this is what I was waiting for”.
—Pope Benedict XVI address to young people of Genoa, via Amy
It’s Not Too Good To Be True
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, December 17, 2008
I can never read this Pope’s preaching without thanking God for sending us such a man.
He has such a lovely soul that pours itself out before us in his teaching. How can we not love a God who can raise up people who can speak to us of God in the way the Pope did at yesterday’s papal audience inaugurating the pre-Christmas novena?
Postponing further audiences on St. Paul until after Christmas, Benedict... READ MORE
Corpus, Not Corporation
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, December 11, 2008
Shepherds came to serenade our shepherd on earth at Wednesday’s audience.
Well, bagpipers, anyway.
Picking up from last week’s reflection on Christ as the new Adam and the effects of original sin, the Pope starts right in. We learned from St. Paul last week that all of history is poisoned by sin and that Christ comes to redeem history—or to start it anew.
the question is: how can we enter into this... READ MORE
To Be Just Is To Be With Christ
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Thursday, November 20, 2008
The cast of light on that column makes the Pope appear to welcome an angel to the proceedings at yesterday’s Audience, doesn’t it?
“Gabriel, Old Friend, come in and sit down!” he seems to be saying.
But to business. How is a man just in the eyes of God?
“Justification” has roiled Christianity for centuries, but our fearless leader took up the matter from St. Paul’s point of view.
He begins where... READ MORE
The Tomb Is Empty & Jesus Really Appeared
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Saturday, November 08, 2008
One of the dimensions of Benedict XVI’s teaching I most appreciate is his fearlessness in posing questions of the faith.
He understands the skepticism and cynicism of our times; many people can hear the Good News and ask themselves, “So what?”
He is always the first to ask that question when he preaches, and I always learn so much from it.
Beyond understanding his audience, though, I get the impression... READ MORE
St. Paul & The Cross
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith on Wednesday, October 29, 2008
I’m cheating with this photo.
It’s actually not from today’s weekly Audience, where the Pope’s topic was St. Paul & the Cross.
It’s from yesterday’s Mass celebrating the anniversary of the election of Pope John XXIII. I just like his smile in this one and wanted to post it.
But on to St. Paul! The Pope opens recalling that Paul’s most significant journey was a spiritual one: from crucifi-er to being... READ MORE
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