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What would Benedict do?

April: My husband's worst nightmare is coming true. The Pope is coming to the United States. That means that the children have a chance to prove him wrong.

It's not a good chance, mind you, since we haven't found tickets to see the Pope so far, but it's a chance.

You see, Tom's excuse to the kids, when he denies them something, is often, "The Pope doesn't do that, so why should you?" If any of the... READ MORE 

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Getting Started

Meet blogger Rebecca Teti

Subscribers to Faith & Family may recognize me as the Faith & Culture columnist for the magazine. My husband & I and our four kids live just outside Washington, DC, in a Maryland town that in Victorian times was the summer retreat for official Washington. I was born and reared in DC (yes, actually in the city), am a third generation journalist, and studied political philosophy as both a grad and an... READ MORE 



The Pope Gets It

Darkness and light complement each other. Even a grape, in order to ripen, does not only need the sun but also the rain, not only the day but also the night.

ZENIT

Each summer the Holy Father meets with diocesan priests in the region where he vacations, and the Vatican publishes the Q&A sessions that result. In anticipation of this summer’s edition, here’s an excerpt from 2006, in which the Holy Father speaks of how to revive marriage as an institution. His full answer is marvelous, but I thought you’d appreciate this especially. The Pope describes an encounter... READ MORE 



Benedict’s Wit

He is not a joke teller, but he has a taste for delicious irony.

With Mr. T. at the wheel for a weekend road trip, I took advantage of the opportunity to read Brennan Pursell’s Benedict of Bavaria. Among its many delights are the revelations that the young Joseph Ratzinger had a bit of a mouth on him where teachers were concerned (mothers of pre-teens, take heart!); that after the war his seminary was so damaged he had to climb into his dorm via ladder through... READ MORE 

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25 Benedicts

“The Church is young! The Church is alive!” What Pope Benedict XVI said in his first message as Pope is literally true, as these 25 Benedicts show — one Pope and 24 babies. In honor of his U.S. visit and World Youth Day, we present the Holy Father’s youthful legacy.

Log on to our sister site Pope2008.com for Tim Drake’s live coverage of papal events, and U.S. video feed courtesy of EWTN.

Benedict... READ MORE 



Healing Our Scarred Environment

Life is not governed by chance; it is not random. Your very existence has been willed by God, blessed and given a purpose

May I beg you to read the Holy Father’s message to young people delivered yesterday in Sydney? It’s rich beyond my word count here, but I can’t resist a summary at least. First, since environmental matters are a foremost concern in the vulnerable island nations of the Pacific, the Holy Father’s controlling image is the beauty of creation. Here’s how he describes his journey to WYDSYD as it’s being... READ MORE 



Back Up

...from Down Under

I have to praise my magazine colleague Tim Drake for his wonderful coverage of World Youth Day in Sydney.(No, that’s not him in the picture --although he did get an interview.) From the silly (Aussie slang and pilgrim snacks) to the sublime, Tim captured the local color and made a far-away event seem more real. As an instance of the sublime, I recommend his astonishing interview with the actors who... READ MORE 



The Humble Take Vacations

"Every time we think we're absolutely indispensable...we overvalue ourselves."

I love Danielle’s post below about letting go of guilt, and thought you might enjoy Cardinal Ratzinger’s take (scroll to post 14560) on the question of doing it all or feeling guilty if you don’t. This is from his essay, Encountering God While On Holiday, in unofficial translation:

When the apostles came back from the first mission to which Jesus had sent them, they were all in the grip of what... READ MORE 



Six Questions For The Pope

The Pope's annual Q&A with priests
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Each summer the Holy Father meets with priests wherever he’s vacationing and takes their questions. I love these sessions because the Holy Father gives his answers off-the-cuff and we get a sense of his personality and what’s really on his heart. Here’s this year’s edition, given at Bressanone on the feast of the Transfiguration. (If you want more of the flavor of the event, you can watch a little... READ MORE 



St. Paul 101

Join The Pope's "Student's Circle"

Envy is a vice, but I confess it freely: I’m jealous of the former students of Joseph Ratzinger who gather every summer with their friend and mentor to study whatever topic happens to catch their fancy. In previous years this “schulerkries” (student’s circle) has studied evolution, intelligent design, liturgical music --any number of things!

If like me you long to hold a seminar with arguably the... READ MORE 



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