Tag: Benedict XVI
Benedict XVI Emphasizes Importance of Relationship with God
Vatican City, Jul 27, 2009 / 10:53 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the greatness of God’s mercy and forgiveness at the Cathedral of Aosta, Italy, where he celebrated Vespers Friday afternoon. The Pope spoke to a crowd of 400 priests, religious, and lay faithful about the importance of keeping God at the center… Read More ›
St. Benedict, Patriarch of Western Monastism
[St. Benedict] . . . perfected the form of this project at Monte Cassino and wrote it down in the “Rule”, his only work that has come done to us. Seeking among the ashes of the Roman Empire first of all the Kingdom of God, Benedict perhaps unknowingly scattered the seed of a new civilization… Read More ›
St. Rabanus Maurus, Benedictine monk and bishop
Rabanus entered monastic life at a young age as an oblate, was trained in the liberal arts and received a broad formation in the Christian tradition. As the Abbot of Fulda and then as Archbishop of Mainz, he contributed through his vast learning and pastoral zeal to the unity of the Empire and the transmission… Read More ›
Pope says simplicity, sobriety, sacrifice aren’t just for monks
Vatican City, May 27, 2009 / 09:56 am (CNA) Pope Benedict XVI continued with his series of teachings on the great writers of the Eastern and Western Church by turning his attention today to St. Theodore the Studite, a Byzantine monk from the eighth century. Pope Benedict urged modern day Christians to follow the saint’s example… Read More ›
St. Boniface, Benedictine and Apostle of the Germans
… Centuries later, what message can we gather today from the teaching and marvelous activity of this great missionary and martyr? For those who approach Boniface, an initial fact stands out: the centrality of the word of God, lived and interpreted in the faith of the Church, a word that he lived, preached and witnessed… Read More ›
Pope reflects on Mary’s bond with the Holy Spirit
Vatican City, Jun 1, 2009 / 06:02 pm (CNA).- Yesterday evening, Pope Benedict XVI addressed the faithful at the Vatican’s Grotto of Lourdes, urging them to “meditate upon the bond between the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary.” Crowds gathered at the Grotto following the conclusion of the traditional procession through the Vatican Gardens in… Read More ›
Pope calls for Internet evangelists
Vatican City, May 20, 2009 / 11:21 am (CNA).- Pope Benedict XVI is calling upon young people to evangelize using the Internet as the Church prepares to celebrate the World Day for Social Communications. At the end of his Wednesday general audience, the Holy Father launched an appeal asking that cyberspace be a place that… Read More ›
Pope honors wisdom of St. Anselm, commemorates 900th anniversary of death
Vatican City, Apr 21, 2009 / 02:49 pm (CNA).- Benedict XVI today sent a message for the 900 year anniversary of the death of St. Anselm, archbishop of Canterbury and doctor of the Church, whose feast day is celebrated today. In the letter, the Holy Father praised the saint’s wisdom and encouraged all people to… Read More ›
St. Bede has something to say to modern Christians
Vatican City, Feb 18, 2009 / 11:31 am (CNA).- This morning in St. Peter’s Square Pope Benedict reflected on the teachings of Saint Bede the Venerable, which provide modern Christians in every state of life with a way to holiness. In the presence of 15,000 people, Benedict XVI explained that St. Bede was born in… Read More ›
Pope uses ‘ladder’ of St. John Climacus to promote conversion
Vatican City, Feb 11, 2009 / 11:44 am (CNA).- After 20 catecheses devoted to St. Paul, Pope Benedict XVI returned to his teachings on the great Christian writers of both East and West, reflecting on St. John Climacus. The Holy Father held up St. John Climacus, whose name means “ladder,” and whose greatest work is… Read More ›