In light of the martyrdom of St. Valentine, who was beaten with clubs, beheaded, buried under the cover of darkness, and was disinterred by his followers; I feel it necessary to write […]
10 Quotes from Pope Benedict XVI on Christian Love
“Mondays with Mary” – Mary and the Word of God
During the month of November, I taught a class for men studying for the permanent diaconate here in the Diocese of Phoenix. One of the texts we used for the short 5-week […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Benedict XVI on Mary and the Mystery of Christmas
Since yesterday was the 4th Sunday of Advent and in two days is Christmas, I give you the words of Pope Benedict XVI and his explanation of Mary and the Mystery of […]
“Mondays with Mary” – “The Virgin Mary Perfectly Incarnates the Spirit of Advent”
As I was praying over the readings today during Dismissal with our Catechumens in the RCIA program at the parish I now work at here in Arizona, I thought to myself that […]
“Mondays with Mary” – ‘Mary, Mother of God’s Word’
As I was preparing to teach Section 1 of Pope Benedict’s Post-Synodal Apostolic Exhortation, Verbum Domini, I read his striking words on how Mary play’s such an important part in knowing the […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Francis, Pope St. John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Our Lady of Fatima
Yesterday, in Saint Peter’s Square, the Pope consecrated the world through the intercession of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in front of the original statue of Our Lady of Fatima. Remember Day […]
Blessed John Paul II, Pope Emeritus Benedict, Saint Bruno, and the Carthusians
Although today is the twenty-seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time, in the Roman Catholic Liturgical Calendar, it’s the memorial for Saint Bruno, founder of one of the strictest orders in the Catholic Church, […]
Mercy, Compassion, Love, and the Poor: The Holy Father Speaks
One week ago today, the now-famous interview with Pope Francis was released across the globe via the Jesuit Order. Here in the United States, we received an interview from the Jesuit publication, […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI essentially said, “Are You Talking To Me?”
If you haven’t heard yet, it was reported yesterday that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI wrote an 11-page letter in response to the Italian mathematician and atheist, Piergorgio Odifredd, who wrote a book […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Many people think that Pope St. John Paul II had the great devotions to the Blessed Mother, and yes that would be correct, however, Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI also had great devotions […]
Reading and Knowing the Church Fathers
Lately, I have been reading the book, Church Fathers – From Clement of Rome to Augustine, written by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI. It’s a collection of his Wednesday Audiences that teach us […]
Happy Birthday Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
HAPPY 86th BIRTHDAY POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptized […]
Pray for Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI
I was hoping that he was not sick when he resigned from the Papacy only weeks ago, but from some of the reports, specifically this one, it looks like Benedict is fading […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Benedict XVI on the Annunciation of the Lord
Today we commemorate the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord, the great announcement that began with the Protoevangelium (First Gospel) in Genesis 3:15 and traveled throughout the Old Testament Scriptures reaching […]
Saying Good-Bye to a Pope
It’s been on my mind to write a farewell post since the day Pope Benedict XVI dropped what we now know to be the ecclesiastical announcement of the past 600 years. I […]
“Mondays with Mary” – Pope Benedict XVI on the Blessed Virgin Mary
This coming Thursday is the final day of the papacy of Pope Benedict XVI, as many of you know. Over the past 9 months, I have written 45 “Mondays with Mary.” Nine […]
Mountain Climbing with Pope Benedict XVI
As I have said in previous blogs about Pope Benedict XVI, we are blessed beyond our years to have experienced the papacy of this great theologian, even though it’s a short papal […]
