Pope Benedict
Pope Benedict
Benedict has been the regnal name of fifteen Roman Catholic popes. The name is derived from the Latin benedictus, meaning "blessed"...
passing-away world eternity
Everything in this world will pass away. In eternity only Love will remain.
law church speech
It is deplorable that homosexual persons have been and are the object of violent malice in speech or in action. Such treatment deserves condemnation from the church's pastors wherever it occurs. ... The intrinsic dignity of each person must always be respected in work, in action and in law.
real heart miracle
While we too always seek other signs, other wonders, we do not realize that he is the real sign, God made flesh; he is the greatest miracle of the universe: all the love of God hidden in a human heart, in a human face.
greatness facts want
Mary's greatness consists in the fact that she wants to magnify God, not herself.
jesus self expression
Almsgiving, according to the Gospel, is not mere philanthropy; rather it is a concrete expression of charity, a theological virtue that demands interior conversion to love of God and neighbor, in imitation of Jesus Christ, who, dying on the cross, gave his entire self for us.
church christianity process
At the time of Galileo the Church remained much more reasonable than Galileo himself. The process against Galileo was reasonable and just.
men light shining
The new pope knows that his task is to make the light of Christ shine before men and women of world - not his own light, but that of Christ.
faith christian inspiration
From the point of view of the Christian faith, man comes in the profoundest sense to himself not through what he does but through what he accepts. He must wait for the gift of love, and love can only be received as a gift... One must wait for it, let it be given to one. And one cannot become wholly man in any other way than by being loved, by letting oneself be loved... If he declines to let himself be presented with the gift, then he destroys himself.
catholic use mustard
I have a mustard seed; and I am not afraid to use it.
jesus community encounters
The evangelization of the person and of human communities depends totally on this encounter with Jesus Christ.
god-is-love conversation truth-of-god
Because the truth of God is love, conversion to God is conversion to love.
faith christian inspiration
A Christian knows when it is time to speak of God and when it is better to say nothing and to let love alone speak. He knows that God is love and that God's presence is felt at the very time when the only thing we do is to love.
brother prayer mean
Dear brothers and sisters...The Lord is calling me to "climb the mountain", to devote myself even more to prayer and meditation. But this does not mean abandoning the Church, indeed, if God is asking me to do this, it is so I can continue to serve the Church with the same dedication and the same love with which I have done thus far, but in a way that is better suited to my age and my strength
responsibility humanity use
The environment is God's gift to everyone, and in our use of it we have a responsibility towards the poor, towards future generations, and towards humanity as a whole.