Tag Archives: Benedict XVI

Florilegium

Posted on May 12, 2019 by Gil Bailie

“Sooner or later, all nihilism destroys itself from within with the frightening question, ‘What for?’ And sexual nihilism with, ‘And then?’ The insane and the maniacs are multiplying; how distressing it is to accept their vision as the norm because … Continue reading →

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From the archives: Just Before Entering Holy Week

Posted on April 14, 2019 by Gil Bailie

Just before entering into the spirit of Holy Week, however, I am prompted by a piece about the retrofitting of the Lord’s Prayer by a group calling itself the “Non-Theistic Liturgy Resources Working Group” at St. Stephen’s College in Edmonton, … Continue reading →

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The Catholic meaning of the church

Posted on January 4, 2019 by Gil Bailie

    In an interview in 1985, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger – the future Pope Benedict XVI – to his interviewer:   “My impression is that the authentically Catholic meaning of the reality ‘church’ is tacitly disappearing, without being expressly rejected. … Continue reading →

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The Science of Facts & The Epistemology of Truth

Posted on June 3, 2017 by Randy Coleman-Riese

A number of very smart people have made very conspicuous fools of themselves lately by not recognizing a truth expressed with such lapidary economy by Benedict XVI in his marvelous book, Jesus of Nazareth: The highest truths cannot be forced … Continue reading →

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Dialogue…

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Randy Coleman-Riese

“When you deny the opportunity for people to refer to an objective truth, dialogue is rendered impossible and violence, whether declared or hidden, becomes the rule of law of human relationships. Without openness to the transcendent, which allows us to … Continue reading →

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