Tag Archives: Pope Benedict XVI

A Good Reason to Read the Catechism of the Catholic Church 4

by • The Theologian (Fr Jose LaBoy) • Tags: , , , ,

Fr Jose Laboy

The famous orator, Cicero, once wrote, “Not to know what occurred before you were born is to always remain a child.” Part of maturing and having a strong identity is to know where you come from, your culture, your values. No one starts from scratch.

This quote from Cicero can be applied to Catholics regarding their faith.

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Time Out for Conclave Humor 12

by • New Evangelization • Tags: , , , , , , , ,

Word has it the last cardinal is set to arrive in the Vatican today. An alleged photo of the cardinal seems to confirm his flight in route to Rome.

And that’s the news for today. 

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A Final Wave from the Holy Father 23

by • The Pope • Tags: , , , ,

VATICAN CITY (CNS) – On his last full day as pope, Pope Benedict XVI delivered an unusually personal and emotional farewell address, thanking the faithful around the world for their support and assuring them that he would remain in their service even in retirement.

“I will continue to accompany the path of the church with prayer and reflection, with that dedication to the Lord and to his bride that I have tried to live every day till now and that I want to live always,” the pope told a crowd in St. Peter’s Square Feb. 27, the eve of his resignation. (Continue reading…) More…

Pope Benedict Will Be Known As “Pope Emeritus” 13

by • New Evangelization • Tags: , , , ,

Vatican News reported this morning that Pope Benedict will be known as ‘Pope emeritus’ or ‘Pontiff emeritus.’ He’ll keep the name of ‘His Holiness, Benedict XVI,’ and will wear a white cassock without the cape called a ‘mozzetta.’  More…

How I Stole the Pope’s Ring 10

by • Spiritual Lights (Fr Jason Smith) • Tags: , , , ,

By Fr Jason Smith

Fisherman's Ring

Fisherman’s Ring

With Pope Benedict being on everyone’s mind and heart, and today being the feast of the Chair of St Peter, I thought today would be the perfect opportunity to tell my favorite personal encounter with Pope Benedict.

Back in April of 2006, while still a seminarian, I had the privilege of serving at the Easter Vigil, presided over by Pope Benedict XVI. More…

What Happens to Pope Benedict’s Infallibility When He’s No Longer Pope? 14

by • New Evangelization • Tags: , , , , , ,

Answer: It’s not Pope Benedict’s infallibility.

At the end of every pontificate, there is always a lot of buzz and speculation surrounding the issue of the next Pope.

Who will he be? Will he let priests start marrying, allow women to be priests, or change the Catholic Church’s teaching on contraception? More…

Still Haven’t Joined Twitter Yet? Here’s Why You Should 5

by • New Evangelization • Tags: , , ,

If you’re already on Twitter, you can drop all those phony papal accounts you’re following..

Official Pontifical Tweets

93K followers and counting… I’ll bet we can break 1M today

Pope Benedict XVI is officially on Twitter!

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Relativism and the Decline of Religion in America 13

by • Culture War • Tags: , , , ,

In 1996, Pope Benedict (then CDC prefect, Josef Cardinal Ratzinger) delivered an address to the Conference of Central American Bishops entitled, “Relativism: The Central Problem for the Faith Today” — a 10 page document I managed to summarize in 15 pages. I don’t intend another summary here.

The discourse’s title says it all: We’ve got a problem with the faith today, a central problem with a capital P — that doesn’t stand for Pool — and name of the problem is Relativism. To this effect, Ratzinger, while holding his finger on post-modern religion’s waning pulse, observed that: More…