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What difference does Jesus Christ make?
It is not uncommon to find persons that have been Christian for much of their life relapse from the practice of the Christian faith. Life can be very challenging, especially in the face of pain, evil, injustice, misery, and death. The Second Vatican Council in Gaudium et Spes fittingly explained the reality of death as […]
March 25, 2023
The Beautiful Catholic Priesthood Today
Perhaps of all the days in the Liturgical Calendar, it might appear out of sync for one to reflect on the meaning of the Catholic Priesthood on Ash Wednesday. After all, this day, as does the Church’s Liturgy, constitutes an invitation to reflect on two not very uplifting realities of human existence, namely, our mortality […]
March 2, 2023
The Spiritual Testimony of Pope Benedict XVI
The Holy See releases this document, the Spiritual Testament of Pope Benedict XVI, dated August 29th, 2006
January 8, 2023
Theologians gather in Cameroon for a Colloquium on BXVI’s Introduction to Christianity
For a full report of the Colloquium, click here. On Wednesday, November 23rd, African theologians and scholars gathered at the Paul VI Pastoral Centre in Cameroon to share thoughts on Pope Benedict XVI’s introduction to Christianity.
November 27, 2022
Benedict XVI Institute for Africa Organizes a Theological Colloquium
Joseph Ratzinger / Benedict XVI at 95 “Introduction to Christianity: Engagement by African Scholars” Wednesday 23 – Friday 25, November 2022 At Paul VI Pastoral Centre You are welcome!
November 22, 2022
Men of Sorrows
Every Good Friday, the Church’s Liturgy turns her gaze upon the face of Christ, the suffering servant; the One whom Isaiah describes as “a man of suffering, knowing pain.” Or, as one translation puts it, “a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.” As we walk with Christ through the pages of the Gospels, we […]
October 15, 2022
Why God Must Not Be Set Aside
“There is no saint without a past; there is no sinner without a future” Meditations on the Life of Augustine of Hippo (AD 354 – 430) I love the month of August, for particular reasons: It is the month of my birth, but more importantly, August is the month of my favorite saint, Augustine of […]
August 30, 2022
Benedict XVI at 95: Searching for the Face of the Lord
Towards the end of the Book of Signs in the Gospel of John, the Evangelist narrates an intriguing request from a somewhat unexpected source: “Among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. These approached Philip, who came from Bethsaida in Galilee, and put this request to him, ‘Sir, we wish […]
April 16, 2022
Joseph Aloysius Ratzinger – Benedict XVI at 95th
On this same Saturday Easter Vigil 95 years ago a young Bavarian was Born. One who will become a Christian, Priest , Bishop , Cardinal and the 265th Successor of Peter. Benedict XVI is the oldest Pontiff to have reigned on the Chair of Peter. The oldest before him being Leo XIII (93 years and […]
April 16, 2022
Theologians gather to discuss ‘Africae Munus, Ten Years Later’
Africae Munus Ten Years LaterNovember 4-6, 2021, Mundelein Seminary Co-organized by Maurice Agbaw-Ebai and Matthew LeveringSponsored by the Benedict XVI Institute for Africa and the Center for Scriptural Exegesis, Theology, and Doctrine at Mundelein Seminary Scheduled speakers: Paulinus Odozor of the University of Notre Dame, Joseph Ogbonnaya of Marquette University, Ken Amadi of the University […]
November 6, 2021