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Pope Benedict and Saint Paul
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Paul VI Audience Hall
Wednesday, 3 September 2008
Saint Paul (3)
St Paul's "Conversion".
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today's Catechesis is dedicated to the experience that Paul had on his way to Damascus, and therefore on what...
Editor's Corner
Saint Raymond, Pope Benedict and the Code of Canon Law
Today is the feast of Saint Raymond of Penyafort (1175-1275), one of the first Dominicans (officially known as the Order of Preachers) eventually becoming the third Master General of the Order (after Saint Dominic...
Articles
Wheat and Tares
“Heaven” should not be understood only in the sense that it towers above us, because this infinite space also takes the form of human interiority. Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a field...
Featured
Judas, Matthias and the Mercy of God
Here is an excerpt from an address by Pope Benedict XVI back in 2006 - but his words are timeless - on Judas and Matthias, on freedom, choice, the mystery of God's providence, and...
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Pope Benedict and the Third Sunday of Easter
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
The Gospel from this Sunday, which is the Third Sunday of Easter, is that of the disciples of Emmaus.  They were two of Jesus’ disciples who, after his death and the Sabbath was...
Articles
Remember Man, That Thou Art Dust
HOMILY OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI
Vatican Basilica
Ash Wednesday, 13 February 2013Â Â
Venerable Brethren,
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Today, Ash Wednesday, we begin a new Lenten journey, a journey that lasts forty days and leads us towards the...
Articles
The Angelus and the Law’s Perfection
ANGELUS
St Peter’s Square, Sunday, 13 February 2011
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
In this Sunday’s Liturgy we continue to read Jesus’ so-called “Sermon on the Mount”. It is contained in chapters 5, 6 and 7 of Matthew’s...
Articles
Pope Benedict and the Angelic Doctor
BENEDICT XVI
GENERAL AUDIENCE
Saint Peter's Square
Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Saint Thomas Aquinas
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
After several Catecheses on the priesthood and on my latest Journeys, today we return to our main theme: meditation on some of...
