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False Prophet
In an earlier post Gil Bailie quoted from Hans Urs Von Balthasar suggesting Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI’s current role might be understood as a lone seed from which a renewed Church could emerge. And on Facebook Gil had posted a … Continue reading
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Tagged Benedict XVI, Bob Dylan, false prophets, John Paul II, Joseph Ratzinger
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a solitary Christian…without earthly hope
Rereading what Hans Urs von Balthasar (quoting in passing Dietrich Bonhoeffer) has written brings to mind the role that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI is now performing for the Church and the world. “There are moments when a solitary Christian undergoes … Continue reading
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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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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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
