Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict
Benedict has been the regnal name of fifteen Roman Catholic popes. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed"...
denied devout either losing public simple thus
Either we make him a simple devout expression, or he is denied everything, he is banished from public life, thus losing all meaning.
simple simplicity quests
Faith was intended precisely for the simple, but the quest for certainty and simplicity becomes dangerous when it leads to fanaticism and narrow-mindedness. When reason as such becomes suspect, then faith itself becomes falsified.
christian mean simple
Being a Christian means having love. That is unbelievably difficult and, at the same time, incredibly simple.
simple data knowing
Knowing is not simply a material act, since the object that is known always conceals something beyond the empirical datum. All our knowledge, even the most simple, is always a minor miracle, since it can never be fully explained by the material instruments that we apply to it. In every truth there is something more than we would have expected, in the love that we receive there is always an element that surprises us.
holy peace pray wish
We wish to pray for peace in the Holy Land.
applying face necessary rules safeguard situations truth
The very same pastoral sensibility in the face of real situations must end up safeguarding the truth and applying the necessary rules to safeguard it.
birthplace men pray special suffer toward women
On this night, when we look toward Bethlehem, let us pray in a special way for the birthplace of our Redeemer and for the men and women who live and suffer there.
service thank
Thank you for your service of 500 years!
concerning crises found honest honorable linked nuclear serious solution
Concerning the international crises linked to nuclear power, may an honorable solution be found for all parties, through serious and honest negotiations.
both conditions facilitate gifted level manage mission moral motivation parents practical spiritual
Contemporary societies, while gifted with many means, do not always manage to facilitate the mission of parents, both on the level of spiritual and moral motivation and on that of the practical conditions of life.
case pray touched victims
We have all been touched by the case of little Tommaso. Let us pray for him and all victims of violence.
great
You are going to be a great artist.
definitive limbo since truth
Limbo has never been a definitive truth of the faith. Personally, I would let it drop, since it has always been only a theological hypothesis.
abandoning animated courage died god himself holy john paul
John Paul II died as he always lived, animated by the indomitable courage of faith, abandoning himself to God and entrusting himself to holy Mary.