by Michael Vento | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
In an interview with Vittorio Messori, Pope Benedict XVI, then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, stated that “the only real effective apologia for Christianity comes down to two arguments, namely, the saints the Church has produced and the art which has grown in her...
by Michael Vento | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (later, Pope Benedict XVI) delivered an important address to the group Communion and Liberation in 2002 entitled “The Feeling of Things, the Contemplation of Beauty.” He placed before us the beauty of Jesus Christ, and helped tap into...
by Michael Vento | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
The most foundational aspect of the lives and teaching of St. John Paul the Great and Benedict XVI is the focus on the Person of Jesus Christ and His relation to each human heart. This may seem elementary at first; but when one considers points of emphasis...
by Michael Vento | Dec 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
Pope St. John Paul the Great and Pope Benedict XVI have a common thread in their writings and their partnership, both in the pre-papal years and during their pontificates: a particular emphasis on ‘Catholic Humanism’ – or perhaps put differently, theological...
