by Michael Vento | Jul 5, 2024 | Uncategorized
Pope Benedict put his profound knowledge of Scripture to work in identifying the Old Testament texts used by the evangelists when writing of Christ’s crucifixion. Chief among them, spanning the entire Passion narrative, were Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22 (Jesus of Nazareth:...
by Heather Vento | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
Understating Over-StimulationDo you ever struggle to focus or pray? Do you wonder why? I certainly do. Maybe countless hours, days, even years of watching screens are part of the problem. I switch the channel or swipe to whatever interests me most. Flashing headlines...
by Heather Vento | Jan 25, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Power of a Personal TestimonyFor almost 25 years, starting at age 16, I worked with an amazing retreat team that focused on personal testimonies to relay the Gospel. An attractive teen boy proclaimed the challenges and benefits of trusting in God’s plan for...
by Michael Vento | Jan 8, 2023 | Uncategorized
It is obviously popular to question the historicity of the Gospels’ portrait of Jesus. Scholars who practice the historical-critical method of biblical study devoid of faith – and thus rejecting the possibility that God entered our world in Christ – object to the...
by Michael Vento | Jan 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
I became informed of the death of Pope Benedict XVI early yesterday from our chaplain, Fr. David Skillman. Although expected due to the report of his declining health, my heart stirred with both sadness and joy, knowing that a beloved spiritual father to me has...
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...
