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Tag Archives: Benedict XVI
Florilegium
“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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Tagged Benedict XVI, nihilism, Paul Evdokimov, secularist
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From the archives: Just Before Entering Holy Week
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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Tagged Benedict XVI, Henri de Lubac, Holy Week
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The Catholic meaning of the church
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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Tagged atheism, Benedict XVI, the Catholic Church
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The Science of Facts & The Epistemology of Truth
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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Tagged Benedict XVI, facts, Hans Urs von Balthasar, knowledge, Leon Kass, science, truth
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Dialogue…
“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
