Tag: Pope Benedict XVI
Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
“Just as he did during his earthly existence, so today the risen Jesus walks along the streets of our life and sees us immersed in our activities, with all our desires and our needs. In the midst of our everyday circumstances he continues to speak to us; he calls us to live our life with [...]
Some Thoughts on Marriage
It is impossible to ignore the ongoing and hotly contested debate in our country about the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman. The partisans on both sides of the issue have well-articulated arguments defending their positions and the issue is now before the Supreme Court to determine the future of [...]
Why Pope Benedict Matters to Me
In all the drama of Thursday’s farewell to Pope Benedict XVI, and amidst all the high level comment, intellectual analysis and historical accounting of his legacy, here are the very personal reasons why Benedict mattered to me. He granted the dispensation from the vow of celibacy that opened the door for my ordination as a [...]
One Catholic Media Person’s Experience of Covering Breaking Papal History
I went to bed on Sunday, February 10, all keyed up for a busy week as a member of the Catholic media. After all, Ash Wednesday was mere days away, and for someone with plenty of segments to cover, this meant that the news drought between the March for Life and Lent would be over, [...]
Pope Benedict XVI Renounces the Ministry of Bishop of Rome
As news spread around the world Monday morning that His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI had announced his intention to step down as Bishop of Rome and Successor of St. Peter, my conversations with friends, family and strangers all centered on how we were surprised or shocked… and concern for the Holy Father. Everyone I have [...]
Going Forward in this New Year by Looking Back
One of my favorite ways to learn about my faith and to grow in my relationship with God is to try and read as much as possible the writings of Pope Benedict XVI. For some reason the Pope’s words always hit me right between the eyes and strike me smack dab in the heart. Whether [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI
“Are we not perhaps all afraid in some way? If we let Christ enter fully into our lives, if we open ourselves totally to him, are we not afraid that He might take something away from us? No! If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI
“If we let Christ into our lives, we lose nothing, nothing, absolutely nothing of what makes life free, beautiful, and great. No! Only in this friendship are the doors of life opened wide. Only in this friendship is the great potential of human existence truly revealed.” (Pope Benedict XVI) Please help us in our mission [...]
Daily Catholic Quote from Pope Benedict XVI
“Advent is the spiritual season of hope par excellence, and in this season the whole Church is called to be hope, for itself and for the world. The whole spiritual organism of the mystical body assumes, as it were, the ‘color’ of hope.” (Pope Benedict XVI) Please help us in our mission to assist readers to [...]
Our Children: Just Another Statistic?
Maybe it was Pope Benedict XVI’s declaration of the “Year of Faith” that got us thinking. Or perhaps it was a knee-jerk reaction to the frequent attacks upon our faith from an increasingly post-Christian society that put the idea into our heads. Whatever it was, my husband, Dan, and I recently came to the conclusion [...]
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