Pope Benedict's Last Testament

by Dan Kuebler

The knowledge we gather from the natural sciences should complement our Catholic faith. Continue Reading »

23 Feb 2023 0

A Methodist Appreciation of Benedict XVI

by Paul T. Stallsworth

Many remembrances of Benedict XVI have been written, mostly by Roman Catholics. What follows is a simple remembrance by a Methodist pastor.  Continue Reading »

19 Jan 2023 0

Benedict and Pell

by Dan Hitchens

Both men lived through, in the last decade of their lives, the chaos of our times, but in very different ways. Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2023 0

On the Death of Benedict XVI

by Martin Mosebach

The “hermeneutic of continuity” might have remained on the level of theory, had Benedict XVI not drawn from it one practical consequence. Continue Reading »

13 Jan 2023 0

Letters from Rome: #4

by George Weigel

Joseph Ratzinger’s accomplishments as biblical expositor and theologian have been gratifyingly acknowledged over the past six days. Yet his insights into the drama of modern social and political life have rarely been mentioned. Continue Reading »

6 Jan 2023 0

What Benedict Saw

by Robert P. Imbelli

As always with Ratzinger, his reflection weds fidelity and creativity. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023 0

Letters from Rome: #3

by George Weigel

When the Church solemnly commits Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI to the Lord at the funeral Mass today, the curtain will come down on one of the most important and fruitful eras in two millennia of Catholic intellectual life. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023 0

No Mercy Without Rules

by Carl R. Trueman

Perhaps paradoxically, my freedom requires rules, which sometimes run against my instincts. It is thus a mercy that those rules are given to me and, where necessary, enforced by external authority. Continue Reading »

5 Jan 2023 0

Remembering Benedict

by Charles J. Chaput

For me, two couplets will always capture the essence of Pope Benedict XVI: faith and reason, realism and hope. Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2023 0

Letters from Rome: #2

by George Weigel

The Joseph Ratzinger I knew for thirty-five years was a brilliant, holy man who bore no resemblance to the caricature that was first created by his theological enemies and then set in media concrete. Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2023 0