The Dispatch
Love and the Skeptic
Saint Valentine’s Day is a good time to remind ourselves that human love is an imitation, a reflection, of the divine love that created all […]
Deus Caritas Est
Essay
Cardinal Cupich and the Hermeneutics of the Abyss
Cardinal Blase Cupich, not to be outdone (and outshone) by his confrere Cardinal McElroy, has recently penned a short essay criticizing “exclusion”. It asserts that the theology of the now conveniently deceased Pope Benedict XVI […]
News Briefs
10 quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on the beauty of love and suffering
Pope Benedict XVI signs an apostolic exhortation on Nov. 19, 2011, in Benin. / Credit: Vatican Media
Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jan 3, 2023 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
When Pope Benedict XVI published his first encyclical, he chose an everlasting topic: … […]
The Dispatch
Faith-filled love and the greatest commandment
Readings: • Dt 6:2-6 • Ps 18:2-3, 3-4, 47, 51 • Heb 7:23-28 • Mk 12:28-34 What is the most common subject of popular music? Answer: love. The Beatles claimed “All You Need Is Love.” […]