The loving example of the Good Shepherd (XXVII:2 and XXVIII)
CHAPTER XXVII. How careful the Abbot should be of the Excommunicate 4 Mar. 4 July. 3 Nov. For the Abbot is bound to use the...
Loreto: A Place and a Grace
Pope Benedict XVI preached at Loreto on 4 October 2012. On this feast of the Holy House of the Incarnation, Pope Benedict’s words invite us...
Through the tangle of thorns
She had a vision of a young man who, in order to guide her through the tangle of thorns that surrounded her soul, took her...
Pope Benedict XVI on the Sacred Paschal Triduum
Nine years ago, in his Wednesday audience on 8 April 2009, Pope Benedict XVI gave an unforgettable introduction to the Sacred Paschal Triduum, a veritable...
For All of Us There Exists a Path to Bethlehem
The homilies of Pope Benedict XVI cannot be consigned to some dark archive. They remain unforgettable. Pope Benedict XVI preached simply and with serenity. His...
Vultus Christi Is Eleven Years Old
Supported by Father Jeffrey Keyes and with the expertise of Richard Chonak, I undertook to write Vultus Christi eleven years ago on September 1st, 2006....
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Tarcisius, Martyr
In our proper Benedictine calendar, today is the feast of Saint Tarcisius, martyr of the Most Holy Eucharist. Pope Benedict XVI spoke of Saint Tarcisius...
Benedict XVI on the Most Precious Blood
On 5 July 2009, after praying the Angelus, Pope Benedict XVI spoke of the Precious Blood of Christ. “He that hath an ear, let him...
Happy 90th Birthday, Holy Father!
Before the beginning of the seven last plagues imposed upon the earth, the seer has a vision of something “like a sea of glass mingled...
The Primacy of God in Our Lives.
In 2012, on the feast of the Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist, Pope Benedict XVI delivered the following instruction at his weekly general audience....
Pope Benedict on Saint Bernard of Clairvaux
Faith is above all a personal, intimate encounter with Jesus, and to experience his closeness, his friendship, his love; only in this way does one...
Pope Benedict XVI quotes Saint Teresa Benedicta
It is moving to re–read, on this feast of Saint Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, Pope Benedict XVI’s words concerning adoration of the Most Holy...
Saint Alfonso Maria de Liguori
It is no secret, to my friends at least, that I am immensely fond of Saint Alphonsus Maria de Liguori, and I would like to...
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Basil the Great
A Luminary of the Church Dear Brothers and Sisters, let us remember today one of the great Fathers of the Church, St Basil, described by...
Your distress shall be turned into joy
The Discourse in the Cenacle So profound, so unsearchable, so full of mystery is the discourse of Our Lord in the Cenacle on the night...
Saint Juliana of Mont Cornillon
In celebration of the feast of Saint Juliana of Mont Cornillon, it is fitting to re–read Pope Benedict’s discourse (General Audience of Wednesday, 17th November...
Holiness through a tangle of thorns
She had a vision of a young man who, in order to guide her through the tangle of thorns that surrounded her soul, took her...
Benedict XVI on Saint Charles Borromeo
In 2010, to mark the 400th Anniversary of the Canonization of St Charles Borromeo, Pope Benedict XVI addressed a Message to Cardinal Dionigi Tettamanzi, Archbishop...
Cum recordaremur Sion
We sat down by the streams of Babylon and wept there, remembering Sion. Willow-trees grow there, and on these we hung up our harps when...
The Church–Mystery
According to the Fathers, ontologically, the Church-mystery, the Church that is one and unique, precedes creation, and gives birth to the particular Churches as her...