Fr. Joseph Fessio on Pope Benedict XVI
by Mark BauerleinFr. Joseph Fessio joins the podcast to discuss Robert Cardinal Sarah’s new book He Gave Us So Much. Continue Reading »
Letters
by VariousIt was good to see Mark Movsesian (“Defining Religion in the Court,” June/July 2023) tackle the issue of judicial religious exemptions for the increasing numbers of religious Nones among us. But I don’t think his guideline for distinguishing “religious” claims from other, conscientious . . . . Continue Reading »
Pope Benedict's Last Testament
by Dan KueblerThe knowledge we gather from the natural sciences should complement our Catholic faith. Continue Reading »
A Methodist Appreciation of Benedict XVI
by Paul T. StallsworthMany remembrances of Benedict XVI have been written, mostly by Roman Catholics. What follows is a simple remembrance by a Methodist pastor. Continue Reading »
Benedict and Pell
by Dan HitchensBoth men lived through, in the last decade of their lives, the chaos of our times, but in very different ways. Continue Reading »
On the Death of Benedict XVI
by Martin MosebachThe “hermeneutic of continuity” might have remained on the level of theory, had Benedict XVI not drawn from it one practical consequence. Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #4
by George WeigelJoseph 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 »
What Benedict Saw
by Robert P. ImbelliAs always with Ratzinger, his reflection weds fidelity and creativity. Continue Reading »
Letters from Rome: #3
by George WeigelWhen 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 »
No Mercy Without Rules
by Carl R. TruemanPerhaps 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 »
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