Oblate Program at Belmont Abbey, NC

Tag Archive for ‘Pope Benedict’

Society depends on well-formed consciences

Castel Gandolfo, Italy, Jul 24, 2011 / 01:09 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict reflected today on King Solomon’s choice to ask God for a well-formed conscience, a gift that the pontiff said is essential for societies and people to become truly good. “In reality, the true quality of our own life and that of society [...]

Pope Benedict “teaches” Lectio Divina

…  the greatest attention was paid to lectio divina, which is truly “capable of opening up to the faithful the treasures of God’s word, but also of bringing about an encounter with Christ, the living word of God”. I would like here to review the basic steps of this procedure. It opens with the reading [...]

Crisis of ‘indifference’ shows need for New Evangelization

Vatican City, May 30, 2011 / 10:47 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Pope Benedict stressed the urgency of evangelizing modern society, saying that Christians today face the task of reaching a world that grows increasingly apathetic to the message of the Gospel. “The crisis we are living through,” he said, “carries with it signs of the exclusion [...]

50th Anniversary of Pontifical Institute of Liturgy (PIL)

Addressing participants at a conference marking the 50th anniversary of Rome’s Pontifical Liturgical Institute, Pope Benedict said Blessed Pope John XXIII asked the Benedictines to establish the institute to help the church respond to the “urgency of a reform,” which many bishops from around the world were requesting before the Second Vatican Council (CNS). The [...]

Bring “truth, proclamation and authenticity of life” to the web

Vatican City, Jan 24, 2011 / 12:23 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Facebook, MySpace and Twitter should be used by Christians looking to bring “truth, proclamation and authenticity of life” to the web today, the Pope said in his message for the 45th World Day of Social Communications. In his message released on Jan. 24, the Pope [...]

Facebook friends no substitute for real ones, warns Pope

Philip Pullella Reuters News Agency VATICAN CITY—Pope Benedict gave a qualified blessing to social networking on Monday, praising its potential but warning that online friendships are no substitute for real human contact. The 83-year-old pontiff, who does not have his own Facebook account, set out his views in a message with a weighty title that [...]

Holy Father Begins Lent at Benedictine Monastery

The blog link mentioned below is worth taking a look at. Well written and presented with a few pictures from inside the monastery. The Holy Father began the holy season of Lent by going to the Church of Saint Anselm (Benedictines) atop the Aventine Hill. After a brief prayer, the Bishop of Rome led the [...]

Anglicans are a ‘blessing for the entire Church,’

Vatican City, Feb 1, 2010 / 12:05 pm (CNA).- Pope Benedict once again commented on the theme of Anglican-Catholic relations, this time as he met with Welsh and English bishops at the Vatican on Monday. During their meeting Pope Benedict confirmed the importance of his recent Apostolic Constitution “Anglicanorum Coetibus.” The Holy Father welcomed bishops [...]

St. Bernard: Theology “must be nourished by contemplative prayer”

Vatican City, Nov 4, 2009 / 11:55 am (CNA).- Speaking to almost 15,000 people in St. Peter’s Square during the Wednesday General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI continued last week’s comparison of the monastic and scholastic theology in the twelfth century. In the area of theological discussion, the Holy Father cautioned against ethical relativism influencing the [...]

St. Odo an Example of Joy Amid a Society of Vice

Vatican City, Sep 2, 2009 / 11:16 am (CNA).- Although society was filled with an “immensity of vices” during his time, St. Odo was able to encourage the faithful to live the faith with joy, Pope Benedict said at the general audience today as he continued his series of teachings on the medieval saints. Focusing [...]