Pope Benedict's Audience with Seminarians in Köln, Germany
Pope Benedict XVI spent a few hours greeting seminarians from around the world during his visit to Köln, Germany for World Youth Day 2005. These are some pictures that I and other St. Louis seminarians...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI Bestows Papal Honor on St. Louisan
From the Saint Louis Review this morning: Pope Benedict XVI Bestows Papal Honor on St. Louisan Pope Benedict XVI, has bestowed upon Dr. David Mueckl, PhD, DBA, the Papal Honor of Knight Commander with...
View ArticleShould Pope Benedict XVI Resign?
...this is a question posed by KMOX Radio's Mark Reardon, who hosted an hour of some of the most confusing arguments for the Pope's resignation I've ever heard. His basic principle was this: Accepting...
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Congratulations to Cardinal-designate Raymond L. Burke!
During his Wednesday General Audience this morning, Pope Benedict XVI announced that then-Archbishop Raymond L. Burke, among others including then-Archbishop Wuerl of Washington, D.C., was going to be...
View ArticlePope Benedict on Silence
Continuing his Lenten messages pertaining to the value of silence in our lives, Pope Benedict XVI delivered another pointed message at this past Wednesday's general audience: The interplay of word and...
View ArticlePope Benedict XVI on Catholic Identity in Educational Institutions
From the Vatican Information Service:"It is no exaggeration", the Pope added, "to say that providing young people with a sound education in the faith represents the most urgent internal challenge...
View ArticlePope exhorts us to reflect in silence during 2012 Communications Day
Pope Benedict XVI's message for the 46th annual World Communications Day has been published on the Vatican website. We learned earlier that his theme for this year is silence, and the message is brief...
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Pope Benedict XVI joins Twitter as @pontifex
While Pope Benedict has indirectly used Twitter and other forms of online media to promote the faith in the past, he has never had an account on any social network to which he (the royal he—the Papacy)...
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Taking Twitter by Storm: Let's get #ThanksPontifex trending on Feb. 28
Matthew Schneider is spearheading an effort to get the hashtag #ThanksPontifex (and it's multilingual equivalents) trending globally on Twitter at 07:45 Rome time, in February 28. On his blog, he...
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#ThanksPontifex for your infectious joy
Remember to help get #ThanksPontifex trending today at 1:45 p.m. CST!
View ArticlePope Francis is not the anti-Benedict
It seems the media has taken every opportunity to spin Pope Francis' words as being veiled criticisms of his predecessor's own words, especially when it comes to liturgical and theological topics....
View ArticleGetting from Evanston to the O'Hare International Airport
As I was preparing for my return trip to St. Louis from Evanston, IL (I was at the DrupalCamp Chicago this weekend), I realized I hadn't set up any way to get to the O'Hare International Airport in...
View ArticleGetting from Evanston to the O'Hare International Airport
As I was preparing for my return trip to St. Louis from Evanston, IL (I was at the DrupalCamp Chicago this weekend), I realized I hadn't set up any way to get to the O'Hare International Airport in...
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