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Four kernels of wisdom from Pope Benedict XVI’s last message to the world

December 31, 2023 Catholic News Agency 5

Pope Benedict XVI on April 21, 2007, in Vigevano, Italy. / Credit: miqu77/Shutterstock

Chicago, Ill., Dec 31, 2023 / 08:00 am (CNA).
A brilliant thinker and prolific writer, Pope Benedict XVI wrote 66 books in his lifetime. His final work, “Wha… […]

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Winter’s Epiphany: Lessons from the Classroom of Creation

December 15, 2023 Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. 10

In the debut of this column last month, we examined the ancient Christian conviction that our Lord authored “two books,” which is to say that nature is an epiphany of the divine splendor analogous to […]

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2023 Ratzinger Prize reflects on theological legacy of late Pope Benedict XVI

December 1, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis meets with Father Federico Lombardi, president of the Ratzinger Foundation and Vatican spokesman during Pope Benedict XVI’s pontificate (left), and the 2023 Ratzinger Prize recipients Father Pablo Blanco Sarto (center) and Professor… […]

The Dispatch

The Kingdom is not thing; the Kingdom is a Person

November 24, 2023 Carl E. Olson 5

Readings: • Ezek 34:11-12, 15-17 • Psa 23:1-2, 2-3, 5-6 • 1 Cor 15:20-26, 28 • Matt 25:31-46 Sacred Scripture is bursting with kings. With close to 3,000 references to kings, it’s safe to say […]

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Synodal myopia in light of synodality in the family and apostolates

November 23, 2023 Douglas Bushman 17

This essay is occasioned by (1) the conclusion of the first session of the Synodal Assembly (October, 4–29, 2023) on the theme “For a Synodal Church. Communion, Participation, Mission,” marking the beginning of an interim […]

Analysis

Important points in Laudate Deum are overshadowed by missed opportunities

October 5, 2023 Matthew J. Ramage, Ph.D. 31

Editor’s note: This is the first of several essays on the recently released apostolic exhortation Laudate Deum that CWR will posting over the next week.   Days before its October 4 release, social media was […]

Analysis

Why Ratzinger and Wojtyła were correct about liberation theology

September 21, 2023 Filip Mazurczak 16

The death of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI on the final day of 2022 presents a continued opportunity to revisit and evaluate his legacy as a theologian, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the […]

Columns

Called to be a man in Christ, not a Nietzschean superman

August 11, 2023 Andrew Petiprin 12

When I was a young man, I loved Peter Weir’s 1989 boarding school drama Dead Poets Society, featuring Robin Williams in one of his most celebrated roles. Back then, I admired Williams’s character, Mr. Keating, […]

The Dispatch

The fruits of environmentalism and of social justice (Part 1)

August 1, 2023 Theodore Misiak 9

An emerging trend among Catholic institutions of higher education is to see themselves as direct agents of social justice. Many host social justice events, institute policies such as socially responsible investing and promote awareness of […]

The Dispatch

Ten theological principles from Pope Benedict XVI for the current crisis

May 24, 2023 Carl E. Olson 3

Over the past three months, the men’s reading group I’ve helped lead for 19 years has been discussing The Divine Project: Reflections on Creation and the Church (Ignatius Press, 2023) by Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger. Our […]

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