Daily Archives: 25 January 2006

ENCYCLICAL! Let the wild rumpus start!

Posted on 25 January 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

Wild Rumpus
When you deal with the press conference for an encyclical, normally you prepare yourself to hear quotes of Church documents and Fathers of the Church. Today I was quite surprised in the comments of His Excellency Archbishop Paul … Continue reading →

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Conversion of St. Paul

Posted on 25 January 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

EXCERPT:
O God, who taught the whole world
by the preaching of the blessed Apostle Paul,
grant us, we beg,
that, walking toward You through the example of him
whose conversion we are celebrating today,
we may always be witnesses of Your truth to the world. Continue reading →

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Benedict’s encyclical: man is not an angel

Posted on 25 January 2006 by Fr. John Zuhlsdorf

EXCERPT:
“Fundamentally, “love” is a single reality, but with different dimensions; at different times, one or other dimension may emerge more clearly. Yet when the two dimensions are totally cut off from one another, the result is a caricature or at least an impoverished form of love.” Continue reading →

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