My Brother the Pope
ISBN: 9781586177041
Author: Georg Ratzinger, Michael Hesemann
Length: 272 pages
Edition: Hardcover
Code: MBP-H
Retail Price: $24.95
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It wasn't always the case that Msgr. Georg Ratzinger lived in the shadow of his younger brother, Joseph. Georg was an accomplished musician, who for over 30 years directed the Regensburger Domspatzchor, the world-famous boys choir of the Regensburg cathedral. Brother Joseph was a brilliant young professor, but mostly known in German academic circles.
Now Georg
writes about the close friendship that has united these two brothers for more
than 80 years. This book is a unique window on an extraordinary family that
lived through the difficult period of National Socialism in Germany. Those interested
in knowing more about the early life of Benedict XVI will not be disappointed.
They will also learn of the admirable character and inspiring example of the
parents, and see how the Catholic faith can shape not just a family, but an
entire culture-in this case, that of Bavaria.
Georg's reminiscences are detailed, intimate, and warm. And while they begin
with the earliest years of the Ratzinger family, they continue right up to the
present day.
This is not simply a book to satisfy curiosity about a "celebrity", though it certainly does that. It's a beautiful portrait of Catholic family life and, in the most literal sense, of enduring fraternal charity. Georg has a talent for telling a story, and the co-author fills in some of the larger historical background. The many photographs, both in black and white and in color, round out a thoroughly enjoyable and inspirational book. Illustrated with 47 photographs.
Georg Ratzinger
(born 1924) is a Catholic priest and musician. From 1964 to 1994, he was the
conductor of the Regensburger Domspatzen, the world-famous cathedral choir of
Regensburg, Germany. He is the elder brother of Pope Benedict XVI.
Michael Hesemann, (born 1964) is a German historian, journalist and internationally
published Best selling author, specializing in Church history.
"Msgr.
Georg Ratzinger's evocative portrait of the Bavarian Catholicism in which he
and his brother, the future pope, were raised, offers 21st century readers an
intimate glimpse of a lost world that clearly lives on in the minds and hearts
of a great musician and a great theologian. The scenes sketched so ably by Msgr.
Ratzinger also shed new light on the experiences that shaped some of the thinking
of Benedict XVI about the reform of the Church and the future of Europe."
- George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
"I
have no hesitation in saying that My Brother the Pope is not just a fascinating
book but a unique one, as well. In its pages we are shown not just a Pope, a
Cardinal, or even a great theologian; we are granted an intimate look at the
life of one beloved brother through the eyes of another. Here we come to know
the world that formed Pope Benedict XVI, from the gentle love of his deeply
Catholic Bavarian family to his struggles with the brutal Nazi regime that ruled
his country during his youth. Anyone who reads this book from beginning to end
will truly come to know and admire the man who is now Pope Benedict XVI."
- Fr. Benedict Groeschel, Author, Arise from Darkness
"In
My Brother, the Pope, Msgr. Georg Ratzinger, brother of Pope Benedict XVI, gives
remarkable testimony to the inestimable role of parents and family in the life
of a young man called to the priesthood. The careful and rich account of the
life of the family of Joseph and Maria Peitner Ratzinger, provided by their
second child and eldest son Georg, permits the reader to see directly how God
works through the family in calling a young man to the priesthood. The family
assists him in responding to the priestly vocation and accompanies him, as both
priest and son or brother, throughout a lifetime. Georg Ratzinger has, in a
most special way, provided the world with a treasured means to understand more
deeply God's great gift of its universal shepherd, Pope Benedict XVI, who remains
always his brother."
- Cardinal Raymond Burke, Prefect of the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Signatura
"Nobody
knows the Holy Father better than his brother, as is evident in this heartwarming
and engaging memoir. On the one hand, Monsignor Ratzinger offers an intimate
portrait of the Pope's family life, granting us privileged access to the inner
sanctum of Pope Benedict's childhood and youth; on the other hand, the chilling
accounts of life in Germany during the rise and fall of the Nazis are nothing
short of startling. Pope Benedict is not likely to write his autobiography;
in its absence, this is the next best thing."
- Joseph Pearce, Author, Solzhenitsyn: A Soul in Exile
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