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ATTACK ON PEACE

Vatican City, 11 Dec. - Reducing the value attributed to wedlock and the family "constitutes an objective obstacle to peace," said Pope Benedict XVI in his message for World Peace Day. Pope Ratzinger blamed "everything that contributes to weakening the family as something founded on the marriage of a man and a woman, thereby either directly or indirectly reducing the willingness to responsibly accept a new life, hindering the right to have prime responsibility for children's upbringing." In the eyes of the pope, "whosoever, even if unaware of the consequences of their actions, stands in the way of the family renders a peaceful community at risk, nationally or internationally, since they weaken what is, in actual fact, the main 'agency of peace'."

Comments (0) 11.12.2007. 11:12

Constant Vigilance

Pope: “constant vigilance” is needed to guarantee religious freedom

Receiving the new Indonesian ambassador to the Holy See, Benedict XVI underlines the importance of dialogue and cooperation in the world’s largest Muslim nation. Appreciation for Jakarta’s’ declaration against violence, above all when carried out in the name of religion.

Continue reading Comments (0) 15.11.2007. 21:42

Jerome's Insights

Pontiff Extols Jerome's Biblical Insights
Comments on the Scholar's Many Lessons
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VATICAN CITY, NOV. 14, 2007 St. Jerome left the Church many valuable lessons for everything from raising children to the importance of reading the Bible daily, says Benedict XVI.

The Pope said this today to the 25,000 people who had gathered in St. Peter's Square for the general audience. He drew heavily from the letters of the biblical exegete St. Jerome (347-419/420) to illustrate the many counsels the scholar gave.

The Holy Father said that in Jerome's writings, he "underlined the joy and importance of familiarizing oneself with the biblical texts." He cited one of the epistles of the scholar: "Don't you feel, here on earth, that you are already in the kingdom of heaven, just by living in these texts, meditating on them, and not seeking anything else?"
Jerome saw the Bible as the "catalyst and source of Christian life for all situations and for everyone," said the Holy Father. He further quoted teh biblical scholar, "The study and meditation of Scripture makes man wise and at peace."
"Certainly, to penetrate more deeply the word of God, a constant and increasing practice is necessary," said the Pope. He quoted Jerome who advised in a letter, "Read the divine Scriptures with much regularity; let the Holy Book never be laid down by your hands."
"Love sacred Scripture and wisdom shall love you; love it tenderly, and it will protect you; honor it and you shall receive its caresses," Jerome had written to a spiritual daughter. "Love the science of Scripture, and you shall not love the vices of the flesh," added the exegete.

Continue reading Comments (0) 15.11.2007. 21:35

Benedict XVI's Pep Talk

Benedict XVI's Pep Talk; A Potter Betrayal

Tribute to Martyrs, Red and White

Last Sunday Benedict XVI read my mind. After a week of being trapped alone among very secular intellectuals smugly parroting anti-Catholic dogma, I passed St. Peter's Square to see an image of the newly beatified Spanish martyrs proudly emblazoned on the broad stone facade of the basilica.By Elizabeth Lev
"The martyrs had it easy," I thought, as I stood in the back of the square, just out of reach of Bernini's colonnade.
Laden with books and papers to prepare arguments against the mindless mudslinging of hate speech toward the Church, I envied a few short hours of witness in the arena with the lions. An afternoon of being mauled and chewed seemed preferable to a lifetime of inconclusive arguments.
Faced with the modern hypocrisy of false tolerance, where all beliefs are accepted except the "arcane and rigid" morality of Catholics, I longed for the intellectual honesty of Diocletian. The Roman emperor simply hated Christians and wanted them dead.
Stressed by the difficulty of bearing witness out in the world, and struggling to understand the best way of testifying to the truth without compromise or aggressiveness, I dreamed of the straightforward choice between the pagan idols and the executioner's sword. The martyrs always knew they had done the right thing.
A roar echoing through the piazza interrupted my moment of self-pity as Benedict XVI came to his window for the Sunday Angelus. Moving a few steps forward, I could see the tiny dot of the Pope at the window. I hoped that his blessing would fire me up to return to the fray, but Benedict XVI gave me much more.
As if privy to my inner musings, the Pope started to speak of "white martyrdom," no blood and guts, but the glory of earning one's way to heaven through "daily witness."
With terms like "heroic testimony," and "bold participation," the Holy Father presented the vocation of Christians in a different light from just attending Mass and being nice to others. He reminded us that we are called to be better than we are, to greatness.
The beauty of Christianity is that one can achieve greatness without fame or far-flung adventure. The Church recognizes the valiant endurance of men and women who bear witness to the Gospel in a world growing more overtly hostile to Christians every day.
Benedict XVI then observed that "this martyrdom of ordinary life is a particularly important witness in the secularized societies of our time." I thought he was speaking to me, but indeed, all of us have experienced these moments.
The Sunday Angelus had always seemed like a wonderful treat to see the Pope and get rosaries blessed; never before had I seen that short Sunday interval like a boxer's few moments in the corner between rounds when his trainer tends his wounds and preps him for next bout.
Standing in the embrace of St. Peter's Square, and looking up at the statues of the saints while Benedict XVI, from his window, urged me to join the cloud of witnesses, my books seemed less heavy, my battles less frightening and my path less unsure.
I started out this week feeling like Rocky, ready to fight "the peaceful battle of love."
Thank you, Holy Father.
ROME, NOV. 2, 2007

Comments (0) 14.11.2007. 21:47

God Speaks Through Scripture

God Speaks Through Scripture, Says Pontiff
Notes Importance of Personal Contact With Bible
Sacred Scripture isn't merely a text written in the past, but rather the word of God that has within it a personal message directed to each individual Christian, says Benedict XVI.
The Pope said this today to 40,000 people who had gathered in St. Peter's Square to participate in the general audience, which he dedicated to the biblical exegete St. Jerome (347-419/420).
The Holy Father said that the Bible was at the center of Jerome's life. The biblical scholar translated what is considered the official text of the Bible in Latin, known as the Vulgate.
The Pontiff recounted that Jerome lived for a time as a hermit in the desert, where he dedicated himself to serious study of, among other things, Greek and Hebrew. "The meditation, the solitude, the contact with the word of God matured his Christian sensibility," he said.
It was later in Rome, however, at the suggestion of Pope Damasus I, that the scholar undertook a new Latin translation of the Bible, basing himself on the original texts of the sacred texts in Greek and Hebrew.
Benedict XVI said of the biblical exegete: "His literary preparation and vast erudition allowed Jerome to revise and translate many Biblical texts: an invaluable service for the Latin Church and for Western culture."

Continue reading Comments (0) 13.11.2007. 06:44

Catholic Identity

Catholic Identity in Danger from Secularized Culture: Archbishop Raymond Burke Warns against “a kind of relativism", "hedonism, materialism" - "we have to resist them”

Continue reading Comments (0) 12.11.2007. 06:24

Culture Worthy of Humanity

Culture Worthy of Humanity
Encourages Pontifical Academies to Promote Example of Martyrs
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 8, 2007 - A culture worthy of human life needs to be promoted, both in the Church and in the world, says Benedict XVI, who encouraged pontifical academies in their quest to accomplish this objective.
St. Peter's Square Nov 7, The Pope Blesses a child.

St. Peter's Square Nov 7, The Pope Blesses a child.

The Pope affirmed this in a message sent to Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi, president of the coordinating council of the pontifical academies and president of the Pontifical Council for Culture. He sent the note on the occasion of the public session of the academy council meeting.
"The celebration of this public session," writes the Pontiff in his message, "annually renews an opportunity for meeting and collaboration between the pontifical academies [...] in order to harmonize their various initiatives, all of which have a precise objective: promoting, both in the Church and the world, a culture worthy of human life, made fruitful by faith, capable of proposing the beauty of Christian life and of providing an adequate response to the ever more numerous challenges of today's cultural and religious context."
Alluding to the session's theme on the love of God shown in the lives of martyrs, the Holy Father highlighted how "it is more necessary than ever to re-present the example of Christian martyrs, both those of antiquity and those of our own time, whose lives and witness, even to the spilling of their blood, are the supreme expression of love of God."
The Pope concluded by mentioning "the works of charity that have flowered down the centuries through the efforts of generous faithful" who "have endeavored to create and promote charitable initiatives and institutions to meet the needs of the poorest, thus giving concrete expression to the close and indissoluble link between love of God and love of others."

Comments (0) 10.11.2007. 06:29

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Prayer for All the Deceased
By Thy resurrection from the dead, O Christ, death no longer hath dominion over those who die in holiness. So, we beseech Thee, give rest to Thy servants in Thy sanctuary and in Abraham's bosom. Grant it to those, who from Adam until now have adored Thee with purity, to our fathers and brothers, to our kinsmen and friends, to all men who have lived by faith and passed on their road to Thee, by a thousand ways, and in all conditions, and make them worthy of the heavenly kingdom.
Eternal rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed through the mercy of God rest in peace. Amen. |Letter of St. James|

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