Category: Pope Benedict XVI

An Hermeneutic of Priestly Continuity

12 March 2010

I was inspired to offer a little commentary on the brilliant address that the Holy Father gave this morning to the International Theological Conference, “Fidelity...

In our struggle with the powers of darkness

10 March 2010

Joseph Like his baptismal patron, Saint Joseph, our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, seems, at times, to stand alone in the night. One has the...

With Pope Benedict XVI: At the Throne of Grace

4 February 2010

The Holy Father’s homily for Vespers on the Feast of the Presentation of the Lord is, as are all his homilies, a model of liturgical...

Christ’s priests have no priesthood but His

1 February 2010

This morning His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the bishops of England and Wales on the occasion of their ad limina visit. His message was...

My Face Will Journey With Thee

1 January 2010

Readers of Vultus Christi can imagine my delight when I discovered that the Holy Father’s homily on this Solemnity of the Mother of God focused...

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