Ratzinger on Truth

I have just posted this in Wikipedia: Philosopher and theologian Joseph Ratzinger, before his election as Benedict XVI, explored the relatio...

Evangelical Leader Returns To Catholicism

Move Reflects Narrowing Gap Between Denominations By Alan Cooperman, Washington Post Staff Writer, Saturday, May 12, 2007 The president of t...

The Enlightenment Pope

By GIULIO MEOTTI in the Wall Street Journal VATICAN CITY -- There's a popular joke here at the Holy See: The Swiss progressive theologia...

Why Benedict's first two encyclicals are on love and hope

The answer to this question is found in an earlier post: Benedict's main point in his book, Jesus of Nazareth. "What did Jesus ...

Benedict XVI's provocative theme

From CWNews.com Pope Benedict XVI chose a provocative theme for his first public audience of the autumn season in Rome: the solemn obligatio...

Plunging into the ocean of infinite love

What is eternal life? This is how Benedict XVI depicts it in his new encyclical on Hope: It would be like plunging into the ocean of infinit...

Faith and Myths

An op-ed I wrote for the Philippine Daily Inquirer, 26 May 2005 THE saint-maker himself will be made a saint. Benedict XVI has just announce...