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Jesus
of Nazareth
Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem To The Resurrection
Alma
Mater: Featuring The Voice of Pope Benedict XVI
Songs & Prayers to Mary
Pope Benedict XVI with the Vatican Choir
Light
Of The World
The Pope, The Church and The Signs Of The Times
Church
Fathers and Teachers
From Leo The Great to Peter Lombard
Author: Pope Benedict XVI
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After
meditating on the Apostles and then on the Fathers of the early Church, as seen
in his earlier works Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church and Church Fathers,
Pope Benedict XVI devoted his attention to the most influential Christian men
from the fifth through the twelfth centuries. In his first book, Church Fathers,
Benedict began with Clement of Rome and ended with Saint Augustine. In this
volume, the Holy Father reflects on some of the greatest theologians of the
Middle Ages: Benedict, Anselm, Bernard, and Gregory the Great, to name just
a few. By exploring both the lives and the ideas of the great popes, abbots,
scholars and missionaries who lived during the fall of the Roman Empire and
the rise of Christendom, Pope Benedict XVI highlights the key elements of Catholic
dogma and practice that remain the foundation stones not only of the Roman Catholic
Church but of Christian society itself. This book is a wonderful way to get
to know these later Church Fathers and Teachers and the tremendous spiritually
rich patrimony they have bequeathed to us.
“Without this vital sap, man is exposed to the danger of succumbing to
the ancient temptation of seeking to redeem himself by himself.”
— Pope Benedict XVI
Heart
of the Christian Life
Thoughts on the Holy Mass
Author: Pope Benedict XVI
ISBN:
9781586174323
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he celebration of the Eucharist, in which Jesus Christ becomes present, is the center of the Catholic faith. This volume brings together substantive texts of the Holy Father on the many aspects and dimensions of the Mass and the Mystery of the Eucharist, a rich source for every Christian and a spur to reflection and personal prayer. Delivered in addresses and homilies to a wide variety of audiences , these reflections reveal the depth and breadth of Pope Benedict XVI’s profound and life-long love for the Holy Eucharist.
A
major theme throughout the works of Joseph Ratzinger, the Real Presence of Jesus
in the Eucharist is the Church’s source of life, unity and fruitfulness.
This theme has been carried deeply into his pontificate, as can be seen in this
collection, which challenges the faithful to believe that by receiving Christ
in Holy Communion, they are drawn not only into the very life of God, but into
the community that is Christ’s Body, the Church.
“In the institution of the Eucharist we see the very foundational act
of the Church. Through the Eucharist the Lord not only gives himself to his
own, but gives the reality of a new community ‘until he comes’ (cf.
1 Cor 11:26). Through the Eucharist the disciples become his living house that
grows through history as the living Temple of God in this world.”
— Pope Benedict XVI
"Ignatius
Press has done a remarkable service by drawing these talks and homilies by Benedict
XVI into one rewarding volume on the importance of the Eucharist. Clear, deep,
rich and engaging: All of these qualities mark the style of the Holy Father
as a teacher, and anyone reading this book will discover the joy of Christian
life and the beauty of Catholic worship in a new way. I highly recommend it."
+Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver
"The
Eucharistic sacrifice makes sacramentally available Christ’s love for
his Father and for us. These reflections by our Holy Father make available for
our spiritual formation the truths that shape our life in Christ’s body,
the Church. They bring again to our attention the wisdom born of love."
— Francis Cardinal George, OMI, Archbishop of Chicago
“In
these collected talks we find, one might say, the quintessential Benedict. Those
who have read his Jesus of Nazareth, The Spirit of the Liturgy, or other of
his works, will recognize here that amazing concord which he always achieves
by bringing effortlessly together sound biblical scholarship (he ranges easily
over Law, prophets, Gospels, and Epistles), deep love for the Eucharist, and
an unflagging pastoral tone which addresses us laity in language that we can
grasp. The selections are brief, hence the volume offers readers very accessible
"devotional" reading."
— Thomas Howard, Author, If Your Mind Wanders at Mass
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Maria
Pope Benedict XVI on the Mother of God
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This
glorious volume is a lavishly illustrated coffee-table book with dozens of inspirational
and famous color paintings, sculptures and artwork of the Blessed Virgin Mary
from all over the world. The beautiful pictures are accompanied by the profound
writings and homilies of Pope Benedict XVI on the person of Mary, and her unique
role in human history and in the plan of God for salvation history.
The gorgeous paintings and artwork are from many different centuries, some very
famous and others less well-known. Many of these artworks are located at popular
Marian shrines that Pope Benedict has visited and honored with special events,
prayers and homilies, depicted throughout this volume. Some of the famous Marian
images include Our Lady of Lourdes, Our Lady of Czestochowa (the “Black
Madonna”), Queen of the Holy Rosary, Our Lady of Loreto, Queen of Carmel,
and many others.
Pope Benedict offers in-depth, inspirational reflections on the unique spiritual
role Mary has as the Mother of the Savior, showing her to be the universal “woman”
that Jesus calls her in the Gospels, his mother that God made the spiritual
mother of all mankind. Using Biblical references of Mary as “full of grace”
and the “woman clothed with the sun”, Pope Benedict emphasizes that
Mary’s main role is to lead us to union with Jesus, to help us know and
love him much better and to be his true followers.
A lovely gift book as well as one to use for inspiring spiritual reading, meditation
and reflection
Charity
In Truth
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Benedict
XVI has something for everyone in Charity in Truth—from praising profit
to defending the environment, from calling for a role for government in the
economy to insisting on the necessity of moral transformation and “gratuitousness”
in economic life, from the issue of immigration to the importance of technology.
However, he also insists on discernment and the purification of our ideas by
faith and reason, in order to temper any immoderate and one-sided enthusiasms.
Charity and Truth was expected to be—and is—the Pope's encyclical
on "social justice." And indeed "justice" and "rights"
find their proper place. But "charity" and "truth" are shown
to be the fundamental principles. "Charity is at the heart of the Church's
social doctrine", he writes. "Without truth, without trust and love
for what is true, there is no social conscience and responsibility, and social
action ends up serving private interests and the logic of power".
Benedict calls for "integral human development," which promotes “the
good of every man and of the whole man", including the spiritual dimension,
“the perspective of eternal life”. Without this, “human progress
in this world is denied breathing-space."
What’s more, true development requires “openness to life”.
“"If there is lack of respect for the right to life and a natural
death,” he writes, “if human conception, gestation and birth are
made artificial, if human embryos are sacrificed to research, the conscience
of society ends up losing the concept of human ecology and, along with it, that
of environmental ecology. It is contradictory to insist that future generations
respect the natural environment when our educational system and laws do not
help them to respect themselves."
With respect to economics, the Pope insists “every economic decision has
a moral consequence.” He avoids the extremes of an unbridled capitalism
and socialism. Instead, he holds that “the logic of the market and the
logic of the State”—free economic exchange with political oversight
and restraint—are not enough to secure human flourishing. There must be
a generosity and “gratuitousness” among citizens and nations that
goes beyond economic and political systems. “Charity” is necessary
for “justice” to be “justice”.
Benedict also argues that technology must not be seen as automatically providing
solutions to problems, without the need for morality. Nor must man seek to avoid
responsibility for overcoming social problems by rejecting technological development
as inevitably evil. Benedict insists that man must be humble yet confident that
he can, through faith and reason, make true progress in human development.
Saint
Paul
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St.
Paul is one of the most important figures in Christian history. As Saul of Tarsus
he vigorously persecuted Christianity, even collaborating in the death of Christianity’s
first martyr, Stephen. His encounter with the resurrected Jesus on the road
to Damascus changed Paul’s life, the Christian Church, and world history.
More than anyone else in the early Church, Paul saw the universal nature of
the Christian message. He became the “Apostle to the Gentiles” and
the “Teacher of the Nations”. As the human author of half of the
New Testament, Paul is a figure who cannot be overlooked by anyone who wants
to understand Jesus Christ and Christianity.
In this book, Pope Benedict XVI, a profound spiritual leader in his own right
and a first-rate theologian and Bible commentator, explores the legacy of Paul.
Pope Benedict follows the course of the Apostle’s life, including his
missionary journeys and his relationship with the other apostles of Jesus such
as St. Peter and St. James, and Paul’s martyrdom in Rome. Benedict also
examines such questions as: Did Paul know Jesus during his earthly life and
how much of Jesus’ teaching and ministry did he know of? Did Paul distort
the teachings of Jesus? What role did Jesus’ death and resurrection play
in Paul’s teaching? What are we to make of Paul’s teaching about
the end of the world? What does Paul’s teaching say about the differences
between Catholic and Protestant Christians over salvation and the roles of faith
and works in the Christian life? How have modern Catholic and Protestant scholars
come together in their understanding of Paul? What does Paul have to teach us
today about living a spiritual life?
These and other important issues are addressed in this masterful, inspirational,
and highly-readable presentation of St. Paul and his writings by one of today’s
great spiritual teachers, Pope Benedict XVI.
“The Apostle Paul, an outstanding and almost inimitable yet stimulating
figure, stands before us as an example of total dedication to the Lord and to
his Church, as well as of great openness to humanity and its cultures.”
—Pope Benedict XVI
Faith
And The Future
ISBN: 9781586172190
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
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Foreword
by James Schall, S.J.
Increasingly, the future is becoming a theme for theological reflection. In
the background we can detect a growing concern among many people for the future
of faith. Does faith have any future at all, and, if so, where in all the confusion
of today's trends will we discover its embryo?
But the problem of the future assails not only the believer. In the ever more
rapidly advancing process of historical evolution, man is confronted with enormous
opportunities, but also with colossal perils. For him, the future is not only
hope, but sorrow—a nightmare, indeed. He cannot avoid asking what part
faith can play in building tomorrow's world.
Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, approaches this problem of universal
concern from a variety of angles, bringing his deep personal faith and theological
brilliance to bear on these serious questions.
Church
Fathers
From Clement of Rome to Augustine
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Author: Pope Benedict XVI
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Following
his best selling book, Jesus of Nazareth, and his talks published in Jesus,
the Apostles, and the Early Church, Pope Benedict’s Church Fathers presents
these important figures of early Christianity in all their evangelical vitality,
spiritual profundity, and uncompromising love of God. Benedict tells the true
story of Christianity’s against-all-odds triumph in the face of fierce
Roman hostility and persecution. He does this by exploring the lives and the
ideas of the early Christian writers, pastors, and martyrs, men so important
to the spread of Christianity that history remembers them as “the Fathers
of the Church”.
This rich and engrossing survey of the early Church includes those churchmen
who immediately succeeded the Apostles, the “Apostolic Fathers”:
Clement of Rome, Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, and Irenaeus of Lyon. Benedict
also discusses such great Christian figures as Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian of
Carthage, the Cappadocian Fathers, as well as the giants John Chrysostom, Jerome,
and Augustine. This book is a wonderful way to get to know the Church Fathers
and the tremendous spiritually rich patrimony they have bequeathed to us.
Jesus
Of Nazareth
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In
this bold, momentous work, Joseph Ratzinger—in his first book written
since he became Pope—seeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent
“popular” depictions and to restore Jesus’ true identity as
discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal
conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood
portrait of Jesus and invites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figure
of the Christian faith.
From Jesus of Nazareth: “the great question that will be with us throughout
this entire book: What did Jesus actually bring, if not world peace, universal
prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought?
The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He has brought the God who
formerly unveiled his countenance gradually first to Abraham, then to Moses
and the Prophets, and then in the Wisdom Literature—the God who revealed
his face only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in
various shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob,
the true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth.
He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now
we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has
brought God and with God the truth about where we are going and where we come
from: faith, hope, and love.”
“Joseph Ratzinger was a world-class theologian long before he became the
Roman Curia’s official defender of Catholic doctrine, and then the pope.
In Jesus of Nazareth, Ratzinger reveals the core of his personality as he invites
his readers into the classroom of a master teacher—one who has absorbed
the best that modern biblical scholarship has to offer and has yet emerged from
that encounter with his faith intact and enriched.”
—George Weigel, Author, Witness to Hope
Jesus
Of Nazareth Study Guide
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
ISBN: 9781586173180
Length: 90 pages
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This
easy-to-use companion study guide helps the readers who approach Joseph Ratzinger/Pope
Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth without the benefit of extensive theological
or biblical training. The goal is not to replace Benedict’s book but to
make it more accessible, more fruitful for the average reader—whether
lay, religious, priest or deacon.
Designed for individual study or for group/parish discussion, this guide has
the following features for each section and chapter of Jesus of Nazareth:
a reader-friendly summary
an outline
a list of key terms
questions for understanding, reflection, application and discussion
a section for readers to include their personal reflections on the reading
The guide also includes an ample introduction explaining the background for
understanding Pope Benedict’s approach and how to use this guide as an
easy-to-use glossary that defines important terms and identifies key people
discussed in Jesus of Nazareth.
Credo
For Today
What Christians Believe
ISBN: 9781586172473
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 225 pages
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What do Christians
believe? What gives meaning to our life? What is the purpose of life? The
Christian answer to these questions is found in the Creed, in the profession
of faith. But what do the articles of this confession actually mean? And how
to they affect our lives?
Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, takes a fresh look at these timeless
questions. This work is a reflection of the profound, personal insights of
Benedict XVI, but also of the great foundations of Christianity: faith, hope,
and charity.
Ratzinger writes eloquently and persuasively about the importance for followers
of Christ to understand well what they believe so one can live as a serious
Christian in today’s secular world. He talks in depth about the true
meaning of faith, hope, and love—the love of God and the love of neighbor.
He also discusses the crucial importance of a lived faith, for the believer
himself as well as being a witness for our age, and striving to bring faith
in line with the present age that has veered off into rampant secularism and
materialism.
"In our generation the Christian Faith finds itself in a much deeper
crisis than at any other time in the past. In this situation it is no solution
to shut our eyes in fear in the face of pressing problems, or to simply pass
over them. If faith is to survive this age, then it must be lived, and above
all, lived in this age. And this is possible only if a manifestation of faith
is shown to have value for our present day, by growing to knowledge and fulfillment."
—Pope Benedict XVI
Saved
In Hope: Spe Salvi
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Pope
Benedict XVI’s second encyclical, Saved In Hope, (“Spe Salvi”
in Latin) takes its title from St. Paul, who wrote, “In hope we have been
saved”. In this special deluxe hardcover edition of the work, the Holy
Father continues a line of thought he began with his first encyclical, God is
Love.
Love and Hope are closely related in the spiritual life. Love of God involves
hope or trust in God. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, “The
virtue of hope responds to the aspiration to happiness which God has placed
in the heart of every man”. Hope enables us to look to the next life,
but it also inspires and purifies our actions in this life. Pope Benedict considers
modern philosophies and the challenges of faith today in light of the virtue
of hope.
“Confronted by today’s changing and complex panorama, the virtue
of hope is subject to harsh trials in the community of believers. For this very
reason, we must be apostles who are filled with hope and joyful trust in God’s
promises. In contemporary society, which shows such visible signs of secularism,
we must not give in to despair.”
— Pope Benedict XVI
New Outpourings Of The Spirit
ISBN:
158617181X
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 136 pages
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The
volume consists of two fundamental texts by Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict
XVI, on the ecclesial movements and new communities within the Church since
the Second Vatican Council. These writings are particularly meaningful with
regard to the intense spiritual journey which the ecclesial movements and the
new communities are experiencing in view of their meeting with Pope Benedict
XVI on Pentecost 2006.
These writings are a precious guide for the entire Church, leaders and laity
alike, who are invited to welcome the new "outpourings of the Spirit".
The first part of the book presents in an articulate and exhaustive way the
theological vision of the Pope on these ecclesial movements and the new communities.
It is his talk titled Church Movements and their Place in Theology which he
gave at the beginning of the World Congress of the Ecclesial Movements in Rome
in 1998. It combines extraordinary theological depth with a warm pastoral tone.
The second part of the book is very different from the first, but complements
the first part. It contains the dialogue of Cardinal Ratzinger with a large
group of Bishops from all continents, convened together for a seminar on the
topic, The Ecclesial Movements in the Pastoral Concern of the Bishops held in
Rome in 1999. This dialogue format was very favorably received by the Bishops,
and it is quite wide-ranging, touching on topics such as the relation between
the old and the new charisms, the institutional dimension and the charismatic
dimension of the Church, and the Church’s mission in a non-Christian society
and more.
Joseph
Ratzinger: Life In The Church And Living Theology
Fundamentals
of Ecclesiology
ISBN:
1586171496
Author: Maximilian Heinrich Heim
Length: 500 pages
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This
is a major work on the theology of Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI,
by a highly regarded German theologian, priest and writer. Since his election
to the Papacy, Ratzinger's theology, and in particular his ecclesiology (theology
of the Church), has been in the limelight of theological and ecumenical discussions.
This important work studies in detail Ratzinger's ecclesiology in the light
of Vatican II, against the ongoing debate about what Vatican II really meant
to say about the life of the Church, its liturgy, its worship, its doctrine,
its pastoral mission, and more. Has his theology of the Church changed since
Vatican II, or has it continued to develop consistently? Is the Catholic Church
one church among many churches? Is she the object of hope or a historical reality?
Ratzinger the theologian figures centrally in this investigation, not as the
former Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, but as a
thinker and as a writer.
Jesus, The Apostles And The Early Church
ISBN:
978-1-62164-053-0
Author: Pope Benedict XVI
Length: 163 pages
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Based
on Pope Benedict XVI's weekly teaching on the relationship between Christ and
the Church, this book tells the drama of Jesus' first disciples — his
Apostles and their associates — and how they spread Jesus' message throughout
the ancient world. Far from distorting the truth about Jesus of Nazareth, insists
Pope Benedict, the early disciples remained faithful to it, even at the cost
of their lives.
Beginning with the Twelve as the foundation of Jesus' re-establishment of the
Holy People of God, Pope Benedict examines the story of the early followers
of Christ. He draws on Scripture and early tradition to consider such important
figures as Peter, Andrew, James and John, and even Judas Iscariot. Benedict
moves beyond the original Twelve to discuss Paul of Tarsus, the persecutor of
Christianity who became one of Jesus' greatest disciples. Also considered are
Stephen, the first Christian martyr, Barnabas, Timothy, Titus, the wife and
husband "team" of Priscilla and Aquila, and such key women figures
as Mary, the Mother of Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and Phoebe.
Jesus, the Apostles and the Early Church is a fascinating journey back to the
origins of Christianity. It reveals how Jesus' earliest disciples faithfully
conveyed the truth about the "Jesus of history" and how they laid
the foundations for the Church, through whom people today can know the same
Jesus.
Seek That Which Is Above
ISBN:
1586171879
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 184 pages
Edition: Hardcover
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In
this beautifully illustrated book, Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) gives
us profound meditations on what our life in Christ should be like as it is lived
through the various Seasons and Feasts of the liturgical the year. This book
also includes thoughts on other spiritual and secular themes such as the true
nature of peace, why it is difficult for so many to experience joy, the relationship
between spirit and matter, vacation and rest, etc. These inspiring insights
from the man who became Pope, show how Joseph Ratzinger’s deeply spiritual
and theological experience, together with his wide literary and cultural interests
are a gift to the Church in the modern world. Here is a shepherd leading the
faithful entrusted to his care to deep springs of refreshing, life giving water.
Within the pages of this gem of a book, readers from all backgrounds will find
helpful and encouraging wisdom which can be referred to again and again. It
is a perfect gift, as well as inspirational and instructive spiritual reading
for oneself throughout the year. Includes Silk Ribbon Marker.
Sample images from the book
The Blessing Of Christmas
ISBN:
1586171720
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 144 pages
Edition: Hardcover
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This
lovely little book, profusely illustrated, is ideal for the Christmas and Advent
season with its inspiring, profound, yet popular meditations on the blessings
of the season by the current Pope. Taken from his sermons as well as his writings,
these beautiful meditations by the acclaimed spiritual teacher, writer and now
Pontiff, give his usual fresh insights into the deeper meaning of this most
wondrous event, and show the Pope to be a man who knows how to address both
the mind and the heart. Includes Silk Ribbon Marker, lavishly illustrated.
Sample images from the book
The Regensburg Lecture
Author:
James Schall, S.J.
Length: 170 pages
Edition: Hardcover
Code: RLEC-H
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Overshadowed
by the violent reaction throughout the world, the September 12, 2006, lecture
by Pope Benedict XVI at Regensburg, Germany, at the university where he once
taught, is a multifaceted and brilliant speech that addresses the very nature
of man’s understanding of a free conscience, his thirst for knowledge
in both reason and revelation, his understanding of the limitations of the will,
and the nature of his ability to understand his neighbor. Though incredibly
timely, it is as timeless as the Gettysburg Address, Pericles’ Funeral
Oration, Plato’s Apology, and Henry V’s Speech on St. Crispin’s
Day. No doubt it will be studied and read for generations to come, not only
by Catholics, not only by Christians, but by men of good will the world over.
So it is fitting that our world’s modern G.K. Chesterton —James
Schall—has chosen to explicate this most-important work by the world’s
premier theologian on the thorniest, most divisive questions of our day. He
is the perfect person to explain both the central concepts and the importance
of this amazing speech.
The
Essential Pope Benedict XVI
His Central Writings and Speeches
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512 pages
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His
Central Writings and Speeches
Edited by John F. Thornton & Susan B. Varenne
Introduction by D. Vincent Twomey, S.V.D.
On April 24, 2005, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger became Pope Benedict XVI, the successor
of the Apostle Peter and the spiritual leader of more than one billion Roman
Catholics. This collection lays out Benedict’s thinking and relates it
to a variety of contemporary issues, including modern culture’s abandonment
of traditional religious values, social mores regarding conception and the sanctity
of life, current challenges to the priesthood, and the Catholic Church’s
relations with other world religions.
God's Choice
Author:
George Weigel
Length: 320 pages
Edition: Paperback
Code: GC-P
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In his Best selling biography of Pope John Paul II, Witness to Hope, George Weigel set the standard by which all portraits of the modern papacy are now measured. With God’s Choice, he gives us an extraordinary chronicle of the rise of Pope Benedict XVI as well as an unflinching view of the Catholic Church at the dawn of a new era.
Europe Today And Tomorrow
ISBN:
1586171348
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 125 pages
Edition: Hardcover
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Written
in late 2004, shortly before Joseph Ratzinger's election as Pope Benedict XVI,
this book addresses the serious issues concerning the new European Union and
the drafting of a European Constitution, events with far-reaching consequences
for the West and, indeed, the world.
The main questions Cardinal Ratzinger raise include: How did Europe originate
and what are its boundaries? Who has the right to call himself European and
be admitted into the new Europe? What about the spiritual roots of Europe and
the moral foundation she is founded on?
Ratzinger sees the lack of focus on these fundamental questions in the formation
of a new Europe as a grave problem for the future of Europe and the world. Europe's
link to America and the rest of the world make these questions and reflections
by the current Pontiff of critical importance in facing the future together.
The
Dialectics Of Secularization
On Reason and Religion
ISBN: 1586171666
Author: Ratzinger, Habermas
Length: 92 pages
Edition: Hardcover
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Two
of the worlds great contemporary thinkers—theologian and churchman Joseph
Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, and Jürgen Habermas, philosopher and
Neo-Marxist social critic—discuss and debate aspects of secularization,
and the role of reason and religion in a free society. These insightful essays
are the result of a remarkable dialogue between the two men, sponsored by the
Catholic Academy of Bavaria, a little over a year before Joseph Ratzinger was
elected pope.
Jürgen Habermas has surprised many observers with his call for "the
secular society to acquire a new understanding of religious convictions",
as Florian Schuller, director of the Catholic Academy of Bavaria, describes
it his foreword. Habermas discusses whether secular reason provides sufficient
grounds for a democratic constitutional state. Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI
argues for the necessity of certain moral principles for maintaining a free
state, and for the importance of genuine reason and authentic religion, rather
than what he calls "pathologies of reason and religion", in order
to uphold the states moral foundations. Both men insist that proponents of secular
reason and religious conviction should learn from each other, even as they differ
over the particular ways that mutual learning should occur.
On Conscience
ISBN:
1586171607
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 95 pages, Edition: Hardcover, Code: OC-H
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Prepared
and co-published by the National Catholic Bioethics Center in Philadelphia,
this book is a combination of two lengthy essays written by Cardinal Ratzinger
and delivered in talks when he was head of the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith. Both talks deal with the importance of conscience and its exercise
in particular circumstances.
Ratzinger's reflections show that contemporary debates over the nature of conscience
have deep historical and philosophical roots. He says that a person is bound
to act in accord with his conscience, but he makes it clear that there must
be reliable, proven sources for the judgment of conscience in moral issues,
other than the subjective reflections of each individual.
The always unique and profound insights that the new Pope Benedict XVI brings
to perennial problems reminds the reader of his strong warning before the recent
Papal conclave of the great dangers today of the "dictatorship of relativism."
Pope Benedict XVI: Servant Of The Truth
ISBN:
1586171518
Author: Peter Seewald
Length: 189 pages, Edition: Hardcover, Code: PBST-H
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Do
you know the real Pope Benedict? Journalist Peter Seewald does. After writing
an unfair attack on Cardinal Ratzinger, he was urged by Catholic readers to
meet with the man he was maligning. He did so—and the result was two book-length
interviews, Salt of the Earth and God and the World. Seewald also returned to
his Catholic faith, saying that Ratzinger was the one who “taught me what
it meant to swim against the stream.”
This book, written mainly by Seewald, describes the paths of Joseph Ratzinger’s
life from his birthplace in Bavaria all the way to being the first German Pope
in 482 years. It is lavishly illustrated with a collection of over 150 of some
of the most personal, and most surprising, photographs. These show the Pope
as he really is: “a humble servant in the vineyard of the Lord”.
Large trim size of 8.5 x 11. Some sample images found
in Pope Benedict XVI Servant of Truth.
Benedictus: Day By Day With Pope Benedict XVI
ISBN:
0967618657
Author: Rev. Peter John Cameron, O.P. (ed.)
Length: 416 pages, Edition: Hardcover, Code: BEN-H
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With
this new book you can start every day with a meditation from Pope Benedict XVI!
Edited by Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., (the editor of Magnificat), Benedictus
is compiled from books, talks, and homilies by the Pope. In the same richly
decorated and beautifully typeset style of the Magnificat missal, this volume
gives 366 meditations for the entire year, from January 1st to December 31st.
Each meditation is accompanied by two masterpieces of sacred art, helping you
with your prayer and reflection. A hardcover volume with an elegant ribbon marker
in papal colors, Benedictus is the perfect gift for any Catholic seeking to
know our Holy Father or to deepen their spiritual life. 732 pieces of sacred
art.
"The Benedictus refers to the advent of the incarnate God in our midst.
Christ's eucharistic coming makes a present occurrence out of a promise, and
brings the future into the here and now."
—Pope Benedict XVI
What
It Means To Be A Christian
ISBN: 158617133X - Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
ISBN:
158617133X
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
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Joseph
Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, writes eloquently and persuasively about how
one can live as a serious Christian in today’s secular world. He talks
in depth about the true meaning of faith, hope, and love--the love of God and
the love of neighbor. He also discusses at length the crucial importance of
a lived faith, for the believer himself as well as being a witness for our age,
and striving to bring faith in line with the present age that has veered off
into rampant secularism and materialism. He passionately encourages the reader
to practice a deep, abiding Christian faith that seeks to be at the service
of humanity.
As Joseph Ratzinger mentions in the preface, "the book presents in written
form three sermons that the author preached in the Cathedral at Muenster to
a congregation from the Catholic Student Chaplaincy, December 13-15, 1964."
In other words, these are essays derived from sermons preached to college students
toward the end of Vatican II. They are remarkable, among other reasons, for
their insights into the ongoing Christian struggle to understand and realize
in action "what it means to be a Christian".
Contents
First Sermon: "Are We Saved? Or, Job Talks with God"
Christianity as Advent
The Unfulfilled Promise
Are We Saved?
The Hidden God
Second Sermon: "Faith as Service"
The Salvation of Christians and the Salvation of the World
God Becomes Man, Man Becomes Christlike
The Meaning of Salvation History
Third Sermon: "Above All: Love"
Love is Enough
Why Do We Need Faith?
The Law of Superabundance
Faith, Hope, and Love
"In our generation the Christian Faith finds itself in a much deeper crisis
than at any other time in the past. In this situation it is no solution to shut
our eyes in fear in the face of pressing problems, or to simply pass over them.
If faith is to survive this age, then it must be lived, and above all, lived
in this age. And this is possible only if a manifestation of faith is shown
to have value for our present day, by growing to knowledge and fulfillment."
—Pope Benedict XVI, From the Introduction
Handing On The Faith In An Age Of Disbelief
ISBN: 1586171437 - Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length:
210 pages, Edition: Hardcover, Code: HFAD-H
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Why
does it seem so hard to transmit the Catholic faith today? What are the obstacles
that hinder modern men, women, and children from hearing and embracing the Gospel?
Are science, technology, and mass media at odds with Christianity? Are new teaching
methods helping to solve the crisis in catechesis or making matters worse? How
can the Church do a better job of handing on her precious patrimony to subsequent
generations?
To address these provocative questions, some of the great churchmen of our times,
including Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the man who would become Pope Benedict
XVI, gathered in France in 1983 for two important conferences.
Handing on the Faith in an Age of Disbelief brings together the four illuminating
lectures presented at those meetings, along with commentaries by Pierre Eyt,
Bernard Bro, O.P., Georges Bonnet, and Jacques Guillet, S.J. Also included is
a candid interview with the then Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger about the pressing
problems associated with teaching the faith.
"The fact that there can be long-lasting periods of decline in the Church,
is, unfortunately, plain enough from history. Yet history also shows that the
totality of the Church—which extends through the whole world and through
all times, and is held together and embodied by the Petrine office—bears
within itself the powers of regeneration, so that it rises again and again from
the dust to proclaim the message of salvation."
—Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, Handing On The Faith In an Age of Disbelief
Images
Of Hope
Meditations on Major Feasts
ISBN:
0898709644 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
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“All
sacred images are, without exception, in a certain sense images of the Resurrection,
history read in the light of the Resurrection, and for that very reason they
are images of hope, giving us the assurance of the world to come, of the final
coming of Christ.” —Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger From The Spirit of
the Liturgy
In Images of Hope: Meditations on Major Feasts, Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger (now
Pope Benedict XVI) masterfully weaves together Scripture, history, literature
and theology as he reflects on major feasts of the liturgical calendar. In each
chapter, he examines works of sacred art that illustrate the hope we celebrate
in our most important Christian holy days.
What do the humble ox and ass at the manger of the Christ Child tell us about
Christmas? In an icon of Christ's Ascension, what do the Savior's hands held
in blessing promise us? What is the meaning of the sword held by the great statue
of Saint Paul before the Roman church that bears his name?
These and many other questions are explored with depth and sensitivity in this
collection of meditations by the man who became Pope Benedict XVI. Several beautiful
colored images of the relevant paintings, mosaics
and sculptures accompany the rich and detailed text.
An
Invitation to Faith
An A to Z Primer on the Thought of Pope Benedict XVI
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As
soon as he was elected to the Papacy, Benedict XVI immediately challenged the
relativism of our times that rejects God, that sees noting as definitive, and
that, according to the Pope, sets as the ultimate yardstick the individual's
own ego and desires alone. The Pope offers instead an opposing standard: Christ,
the Son of God, the true man. The Pope's words are rousing and demand an examination
of conscience. His words are meant for all.
With strong words, Benedict XVI invites us to place God at the center of our
lives. Thus, this book is a selection of key words from the teachings of the
Holy Father since he began his Pontificate, presented in alphabetical order.
Each key word leads to an inspiring and insightful meditation from the Pope
on various important spiritual themes and topics. Benedict XVI invites us in
these words to become daily actors in the real revolution that comes from God
and is called Love.
This volume is a handy little primer on the thought of the beloved Pontiff in
which the reader can pick out any key word or topic form the alphabetical order
of meditations throughout the book to meditate and focus on.
Pope Benedict XVI: The Conscience of Our Age
ISBN:
1586171704
Author: Vincent Twomey
Length: 220 pages
Edition: Hardcover
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Fr. D. Vincent Twomey, a former doctoral student of Joseph Ratzinger and long time friend of the Pope, felt the need to respond to the common question he heard often after the papal election, What kind of person is the new Pope? So often Twomey had read false depictions of both the man and his thought, especially the image presented by the media as a grim enforcer. Twomey offers here a unique doublepresentation of the man, Pope Benedict XVI a theological portrait that encompasses both an overview of the writings, teachings and thought of the brilliant theologian and spiritual writer, as well as the man himself, and his personality traits and how he communicates with others. Twomey shows that the secret to the serene dignified behavior of Benedict is that he is open to beauty as much as truth, that he lives outside himself, and is not preoccupied with his own self. He also is a man that Twomey says has the courage to be imperfect, showing he has a deep humility and strives for teaching the truth even when misunderstood or not presented as well as he would like. Fr. D. Vincent Twomey, S.V.D., holds a PH.D. in Theology and is a Professor of Moral Theology at the Pontifical University at St. Patrick's College in Ireland. He is the author of several books including his most recent acclaimed study on the state of Irish Catholicism, The End Of Irish Catholicism?
Jesus
of Nazareth
(Book)
ISBN: 0385523416
Author: Pope Benedict XVI
Length: 400 pages
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n this bold, momentous work, the Popein his first book written as Benedict XVIseeks to salvage the person of Jesus from recent popular depictions and to restore Jesus' true identity as discovered in the Gospels. Through his brilliance as a theologian and his personal conviction as a believer, the Pope shares a rich, compelling, flesh-and-blood portrait of Jesus and invites us to encounter, face-to-face, the central figure of the Christian faith. From Jesus of Nazareth the great question that will be with us throughout this entire book: But what has Jesus really brought, then, if he has not brought world peace, universal prosperity, and a better world? What has he brought? The answer is very simple: God. He has brought God! He has brought the God who once gradually unveiled his countenance first to Abraham, then to Moses and the prophets, and then in the wisdom literaturethe God who showed his face only in Israel, even though he was also honored among the pagans in various shadowy guises. It is this God, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, the true God, whom he has brought to the peoples of the earth. He has brought God, and now we know his face, now we can call upon him. Now we know the path that we human beings have to take in this world. Jesus has brought God and with God the truth about where we are going and where we come from: faith, hope, and love.
God
is Love
(Deus Caritas Est)
First Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI
ISBN:
1586171631
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Product Description Everyone needs love. Everyone desires love. But not everyone understands love. In fact, love is probably the most misunderstood subject in history. In his first Encyclical, Pope Benedict helps to clarify the meaning of love. He examines the nature of various kinds of love human love and divine love, eros, friendship, and charity. He writes beautifully and inspirationally of how man was made for love by the God who is love, the God who became one of us out of love Jesus Christ. In the second part of the Encyclical, Benedict addresses the Church's practice of love. He examines the relationship between justice and charity, as well as the call of every Catholic to serve others in love. The Pope's "love letter" to mankind is remarkably accessible and timely. Jewels from "God Is Love"? ~ Deus Caritas Est "'God is love and he who abides in love abides in God, and God in him' (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the heart of the Christian faith: the Christian image of God and the resulting image of mankind and its destiny." "We have come to believe in God's love: in these words the Christian can express the fundamental decision of his life. Being Christian is not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, that gives life a new horizon and a decisive direction." "St. John's Gospel describes that event in these words: 'God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should . . . have eternal life' (3:16). In acknowledging the centrality of love, Christian faith has retained the core of Israel's faith, while at the same time giving it new depth and breadth." "In a world where the name of God is sometimes associated with vengeance or even a duty of hatred and violence, this message is both timely and significant. For this reason, I wish in my first Encyclical, to speak of the love which God lavishes upon us, and which we in turn must share with others." "I wanted hereat the beginning of my Pontificate to clarify some essential facts concerning the love which God mysteriously and gratuitously offers to man, together with the intrinsic link between that Love and the reality of human love." Pope Benedict XVI
God's
Revolution
World Youth Day and other Cologne Talks
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ISBN:
1586171453
Author: Pope Benedict XVI
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New Book by Pope Benedict XVI Reveals a Pope Who Continues to Surprise People Benedict XVI continues to astound people. In Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, they were told, the world was getting "God's Rottweiler" as Pope. Now, after Benedict's first encyclical, Deus Caritas Est or "God is Love", many people are wondering if he isn't really the "Love Pope." God's Revolution by Benedict XVI (Ignatius Press, 2006), the collection of his World Youth Day talks and other addresses in Cologne, only adds to the amazement. Thoughtful readers will discover in its author far more than they bargained for. It's August, 2005. The newly elected Benedict XVI returns to his homeland, Germany, for World Youth Day-the spectacular event created by his popular predecessor, Pope John Paul II. All eyes are on the German pope in Cologne. "Will he relate to young people as John Paul II did?" The zealous loving welcome of more than a million young people provides the answer. Benedict XVI pulls it off-in his own way, with his own style, without missing a beat. His encounters with young people are magical, even mystical. His messagea straightforward presentation of the Christian faith aimed at answering the perennial questions of young people: Who am I? Where am I going? Is there Someone who can help? How can I make a difference in the world? Benedict XVI's answers to these questions all point to Jesus Christ and his teaching. He urges young people not to think that following Jesus requires abandoning anything of real worth. "Christ takes from you nothing that is beautiful and great," he declares. He dares young people to become "radicals"-to be part of "God's revolution." To commit themselves without reservation to Jesus Christ. "Only from God does true revolution come," he declares, "the definitive way to change the world." "It is not ideologies that save the world, but only a return to the living God, our Creator, the guarantor of our freedom; the guarantor of what is really good and true," Benedict says. But God's Revolution also warns against abusing faith in God: "There are many who speak of God: some even preach hatred and perpetuate violence in God's Name. So it is important to discover the true face of God." "In Jesus Christ," the Pope declares, "who allowed his heart to be pierced for us, the true face of God is seen." God's Revolution isn't only for young people, for Catholics alone or even only for Christians. Benedict XVI's thoughtful and inspiring messages to the Jewish and Muslim communities in Germany are included. Speaking in a synagogue in Cologne, Benedict urges Jews and Christians to grow closer to one another. He recalls the horrors of the Holocaust and warns against "new signs of Antisemitism." As he commemorates the sixtieth anniversary of the liberation from the Nazi death camps, the Pope's words are especially poignant: as a teenager, Benedict XVI was forced to join the Hitler Youth, against his will and that of his anti-Nazi parents. Benedict speaks to representatives of Muslims in Germany of the common faith in one God that Christians and Muslims share. He acknowledges how some Muslim leaders have rejected terrorism. Yet he adds: "Those who instigate and plan these attacks evidently wish to poison out relations and destroy trust, making use of all means, including religion, to oppose every attempt to build a peaceful and serene life together." God's Revolution also addresses Protestant Christians. Coming from the land of the Reformer Martin Luther, Benedict knows Protestant concerns. He presents Catholic teaching in a way that underscores Catholics and Protestants' common Christian commitment. "Together we confess that Jesus Christ is God and Lord," he states, "together we acknowledge him as the one mediator between God and man (cf. 1 Tim 2:5), and we emphasize together that we are members of his Body." To the German Catholic leaders he urges renewed efforts to present Christ and Christianity to the modern world. While challenging them to respect people's search for the truth, the Pope call on them to be true to the Christian message: "We must teach patience, discernment, realism, but without false compromises, so as not to water down the Gospel!" He asks the bishops to find new ways to address young people, the future of the Catholic Church. In short, Benedict XVI issues a clarion call for all people to join "God's Revolution." Some key issues raised by God's Revolution: Where is Benedict XVI taking the Catholic Church? What is the Pope's view of religion's place in the modern world? Youth and the future of the Catholic Church Do Catholics think Jesus is the only Savior? Catholic-Evangelical Protestant Relations Has an "intolerant, dogmatic" Joseph Ratzinger changed into a sympathetic, fair-minded "Benedict XVI", the "Love Pope"? Catholic-Jewish Relations Christian-Muslim Relations Is Christianity a "religion of rules" or a "way of love"?
The
Way Of Love
Reflections on Pope Benedict XVI's Encyclical, Deus Caritas Est
ISBN:
1586171674
Author: Livio, Carl / Melina (ed.), Anderson (ed.)
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In
response to Benedict XVI’s first encyclical, the Pontifical John Paul
II Institute for Studies and Marriage and Family reflects, together with the
Holy Father, on love. From the very beginning, the fundamental work of the Institute
has been pursuing a deeper understanding of God’s plan for marriage and
family. In these twenty-five years various generations of students and professors,
following the legacy of John Paul II, have been able to discover and communicate
the beauty of the vocation for which all men have been created: the call to
love.
Twenty-six professors from the Institute’s various sessions express what
in their understanding are the main themes of the document, approaching the
topics raised by the Holy Father with different theological and philosophical
perspectives; by so doing they have highlighted the significance and fecundity
of the lines of thought suggested by the Pope. This book is offered as a path
towards a fuller understanding of the profundity and richness of the love with
which God fills us and wants us to communicate in our turn.
Christianity And The Crisis Of Cultures
ISBN:
1586171429
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 117 pages
Edition: Hardcover
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Forward
by Marcello Pera
Written by Joseph Ratzinger shortly before he became Pope Benedict XVI, Christianity
and the Crisis of Cultures looks at the growing conflict of cultures evident
in the Western world. The West faces a deadly contradiction of its own making,
he contends.
Terrorism is on the rise. Technological advances of the West, employed by people
who have cut themselves off from the moral wisdom of the past, threaten to abolish
man (as C.S. Lewis put it)—whether through genetic manipulation or physical
annihilation.
In short, the West is at war-with itself. Its scientific outlook has brought
material progress. The Enlightenment's appeal to reason has achieved a measure
of freedom. But contrary to what many people suppose, both of these accomplishments
depend on Judeo-Christian foundations, including the moral worldview that created
Western culture.
More than anything else, argues Joseph Ratzinger/Benedict XVI, the important
contributions of the West are threatened today by an exaggerated scientific
outlook and by moral relativism-what Benedict XVI calls "the dictatorship
of relativism"-in the name of freedom.
Christianity and the Crisis of Cultures is no mere tirade against the moral
decline of the West. Razinger challenges the West to return to its roots by
finding a place for God in modern culture. He argues that both Christian culture
and the Enlightenment formed the West, and that both hold the keys to human
life and freedom as well as to domination and destruction.
Ratzinger challenges non-believer and believer alike. "Both parties,"
he writes, "must reflect on their own selves and be ready to accept correction."
He challenges secularized, unbelieving people to open themselves to God as the
ground of true rationality and freedom. He calls on believers to "make
God credible in this world by means of the enlightened faith they live."
Topics include:
Reflections on the Cultures in Conflict Today
The Significance and Limits of Today's Rationalistic Culture
The Permanent Significance of the Christian Faith
Why We Must Not Give Up the Fight
The Law of the Jungle, the Rule of Law
We Must Use Our Eyes!
Faith and Everyday Life
Can Agnosticism Be a Solution?
The Natural Knowledge of God
"Supernatural" Faith and Its Origins
Also from Pope Benedict XVI:
Values In A Time Of Upheaval
ISBN:
1586171402
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 175 pages
Edition: Hardcover
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In
the worldwide best seller Values in a Time of Upheaval, Joseph Ratzinger (now
Pope Benedict XVI) passionately defends the role traditional Judeo-Christian
values should play in a pluralistic society and a multicultural world. He examines
such crucial contemporary issues as the moral foundations of a free society,
the role of spiritual values in promoting human rights, current challenges to
Western culture, and the place of faith and love of God in finding true peace.
Joseph Ratzinger proposes a balance of faith and reason that avoids the extremes
of fundamentalist theocracies and secular, relativist states.
Topics include:
Politics and morality
Peace
The meaning of history
Truth in a pluralistic world
The moral basis of democratic states
Relativism
Human dignity
The Christian basis for hope
Bioethics
Freedom
Human rights and responsibilities
Marriage and family
Tradition and progress
Daughter
Zion
Meditations on the Church's Marian Belief
ISBN:
0898700264
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 90 pages
Edition: Paperback
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Daughter
Zion explores the biblical witness to the Church's Marian dogmas—Mary’s
role as Mother of God, her virginity, the Immaculate Conception, and her Assumption
into heaven. Cardinal Ratzinger examines how these beliefs are linked to the
Church’s faith in Jesus Christ. Far from competing with the truth about
Christ, the Church’s Marian beliefs uphold and underscore that truth.
Mary’s role in salvation, according to Cardinal Ratzinger, was anticipated
in the Old Testament. She was prefigured in Eve, the Mother of the Living; in
the holy women of the Old Testament, such as Sarah, Hannah, Deborah, Esther,
and Judith; and in the prophetic image of the daughter Zion. Cardinal Ratzinger
also considers Mary’s place as the embodiment of created wisdom, who faithfully
received the Uncreated Wisdom of the Word of God in the Incarnation.
Daughter Zion avoids the extremes of ignoring the biblical foundation for Marian
doctrine on the one hand and fundamentalistic proof-texting on the other. Instead,
the author beautifully and lucidly develops key biblical themes to help readers
understand and appreciate the Mother of God.
Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, was for over two decades The Prefect
for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith under Pope John Paul II.
He is the author of Spirit of the Liturgy, Salt of the Earth, Introduction to
Christianity, God and the World, Milestones, Called to Communion, God Is Near
Us, and many other works published by Ignatius Press.
The
Legacy of John Paul II
(Book)
Images and Memories
ISBN: 1586171224
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 120 pages
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Giancarlo Giuliani
The
Legacy of John Paul II
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This is a glorious volume from Joseph Ratzinger,(now Pope Benedict XVI), who
pays tribute to his predecessor, mentor and close friend, Pope John Paul II.
As Cardinal Ratzinger he was the closest Vatican prelate to John Paul II, working
together with him for almost 25 years in the Vatican. When John Paul died, the
world saw Cardinal Ratzinger speak so beautifully and eloquently at the pope's
funeral, then at the Mass preceeding the Papal Conclave. Soon afterwards, the
College of Cardinals quickly elected Ratzinger as John Paul's successor. This
book unites these two great spiritual leaders in one powerful, deeply moving
volume, complete with over 100 pages of truly inspiring, unique photos by Vatican
photographer Giancarlo Giuliani (many never before published) of many striking
and poignant moments of the pontificate of John Paul II as he traveled around
the world. Ratzinger shares his many personal experiences and insights about
this pontificate that changed the world. Illustrated. Learn more about Pope
Benedict! Visit the Works of Benedict XVI "A Pole and a German; a philosopher
and a theologian; a great public personality and a shy scholar; a close collaboration
and a deep spiritual friendshipone looks hard in the history of the Catholic
Church to find a partnership so consequential for the faith and for the world
as the partnership of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John Paul II, and Joseph Ratzinger,
now Pope Benedict XVI. Both men sacrificed the lives they loved for an office
and a service they did not seek. Both did so out of the greatness of their souls
and the depth of their faith. Pope Benedict's tribute to his extraordinary predecessor
is both testimony and pledge: a testimony to the depth of human brotherhood
that friendship with Christ makes possible, and a pledge to continue, extend,
and deepen the witness of the Office of Peter."
George Weigel, Author, Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II
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On
the Way to Jesus Christ
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Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI)
ISBN: 1586171240
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Jesus Christ is as popular as ever. Films, books, and news articles ask,"Who
was Jesus Christ?" Even outside of Christianity he continues to appeal
to people. And yet for so many, the popular Jesus is not the Jesus of Christianity.
The popular Jesus makes no demands and never challenges people. He accepts everyone
and everything under all circumstances. On the Way to Jesus Christ is a series
of meditations that Pope Benedict XVI wrote while he was Prefect for the Congregation
of the Doctrine of the Faith. The true Jesus, he writes, is the Jesus of the
Gospels, who "is quite different, demanding, bold. The Jesus who makes
everything OK for everyone is a phantom, a dream, not a real figure. The Jesus
of the Gospels is certainly not convenient for us. But it is precisely in this
way that he answers the deepest question of our existence, which--whether we
want to or not--keeps us on the lookout for God, for a gratification that is
limitless, for the infinite. We must again set out on the way to this real Jesus."
This book also examines whether Jesus Christ is the only savior, and the Church's
responsibility to evangelize. It concludes with reflections on Jesus' Presence
in the Holy Eucharist, and the Catechism of the Catholic Church's presentation
of the Christian mystery as seen through the Catechism's dynamic view of Sacred
Scripture. On the Way to Jesus Christ is for anyone--believer or unbeliever-who
wants better to understand the true Jesus, the Jesus of the Gospels, the Christ
of Christianity. "Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, has
written a brief but compelling invitation to know Jesus Christ as He really
is: bold, demanding, merciful, strong, and the answer to our deepest longings.
This is a must-read book for anyone serious about deepening his or her faith."
Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap., Archbishop of Denver
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Cardinal
Ratzinger, since 1981 the Vatican's doctrinal watchman, has never granted a
broadcast interview in Englishuntil now.
From his private offices in Rome, this "second most powerful man in the
Vatican"
talks with EWTN's Raymond Arroyo on a number of critical isssues facing the
Chruch today, including the U.S. clergy crisis, problems with Bishop's conferences.
The
Ratzinger Report
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ISBN:
0898700809 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger w/ V. Messori Length: 197 pages
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An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger with Vittorio Messori Cardinal Ratzinger speaks candidly and forcefully about the state of the Church in the Post-Vatican II era. Here is the comlete text of a meeting many ohave called a "historical turnabout" in the Church. The roots of the crisis that hase troubled Catholics in the twenty years asince the Council are analyzed with forthright clarity by one of teh most authritative voices int eh Vatica. Here is a clear and uncompromising report on the dangers that threaten the Faith, fom one who every day receives the most reliable information from every continent. Yet Ratzinger's observations are as hopeful and balanced as they are clear-sighted, forcefully re-affirming the immense and positive work of Vatican II, whose genuine fruits this book provides a guideline for achieving. Sewn Softcover
The
Spirit of the Liturgy
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ISBN: 0898707846 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 250 pages Edition:
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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Considered by Ratzinger devotees as his greatest work on the Liturgy, this profound and beautifully written treatment of the "great prayer of the Church" will help readers rediscover the Liturgy in all its hidden spiritual wealth and transcendent grandeur as the very center of our Christian life. In his own foreward to the book, Cardinal Ratzinger compares this work to a much earlier classic of the same title by Romano Guardini because Ratzinger feels that his insights here are similar with what Guardini achieved in his time regarding a renewed understanding of the Liturgy. "My purpose here is to assist this renewal of understanding of the Liturgy. Its basic intentions coincide with what Guardini wanted to achieve. The only difference is that I have had to translate what Guardini did at the end of the First World War, in a totally different historical situation, into the context of our present-day questions, hopes and dangers. Like Guardini, I am not attempting to involve myself with scholarly discussion and research. I am simply offering an aid to the understanding of the faith and to the right way to give the faith its central form of expression in the Liturgy." Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Sewn Hardcover
Behold
the Pierced One
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ISBN:
0898700876 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 128 pages Edition: Paperback
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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Proceeding from the prayerful dialogue between Jesus and His Eternal Father, Ratzinger shows how one can only approach the mystery of the Heart of Christ through the imitation of his prayer. Sewn Softcover
Called
to Communion
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ISBN:
0898705789 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 165 pages Edition: Paperback
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Understanding the Church Today Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger This is a book of wisdom and insight that explains how providential are the trials through which the Catholic Church is now passing. The need of the Papal Primacy to ensure Christian unity; the true meaning of the Priesthood as a sacrament and not a mere ministry; the necessity of the Eucharist as the Sacrifice of the Savior now offering Himself on our altars; the role of the Bishops as successors of the Apostles, united with the successor of St. Peter, the Bishop of Rome; the value of suffering in union with Christ crucified; the indispensable service of the laity in the apostolate - all these themes receive from Cardinal Ratzinger new clarity and depth. "Cardinal Ratzinger offers us what he calls a 'primer of Catholic ecclesiology.' As a true theologian, he clarifies the nature of Church, bishop and priest, basing his remarks on Scripture and Tradition. The book offers penetrating insights into the Church from a profound thinker. This is Catholic theology at its best and as it should be." - Fr. Kenneth Baker, S.J., Editor, Homeletic & Pastoral Review "Cardinal Ratzinger guides us through today's confusion about the faith back to the core from which the life of the Church unfolds: communion. At the end of the journey, we not only have a better grasp of the controverted issues of the day, but also a renewed understanding of the central mystery of the Church and a powerful encouragement to the theological and spiritual renewal envisaged by the Second Vatican Council." - David Schindler, Editor, Communio "This is a goldmine of insights which brings out the development of Catholic doctrine in our day without surrendering one iota of the deposit of faith entrusted to the Church by her Divine Founder." - Fr. John Hardon, S.J., Editor, The Treasury of Catholic Wisdom Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the Prefect for the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is regarded by many as the foremost living Catholic theologian. Sewn Softcover
Co-Workers
of the Truth
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ISBN:
089870409X Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 414 pages Edition: Paperback
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Meditations for Every Day of the Year Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Cardinal Ratzinger offers selected passages from his profound spiritual and theological writings as meditations for each day of the year. He picked the title of this book from verse 8 in the third letter of St. John, which he also adapted for his coat of arms: ``Co-Workers of the Truth." Just as these words signify for St. John the participation of all the faithful in the service of the Gospel, which includes the faithful extending hospitality to all who come as messengers of faith, so too Ratzinger shows the importance of our uniting charity with truth to make possible the proclamation of the Gospel. Through his meditations here, he hopes to help awaken in each reader the courage and generosity to become co-workers with the Gospel, which is the truth of Jesus Christ. The Cardinal picked the title of this book from the passage in the third letter of Saint John, verse 8, which he also adapted for his coat of arms: "Co-Workers of the Truth." Just as these words signify for Saint John the participation of all the faithful in the service of the Gospel, which includes the faithful extending hospitality to all who come as messengers of faith, so too Ratzinger shows the importance of our uniting charity with truth to make possible the proclamation of the Gospel. Through his meditations here, he hopes to help awaken in each reader the courage and generosity to become co-workers with the Gospel, which is the truth of Jesus Christ. "Man cannot be truly free but through love, the supreme love of God and the love of men, brethren, neighbors, countrymen.... This is what Christ, whose love knew no bounds, teaches us." -- Pope John Paul II Sewn Softcover
The
Feast of Faith
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ISBN:
0898700566 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 153 pages Edition: Paperback
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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger In these instructive and inspiring essays, Cardinal Ratzinger presents "approaches to the theology of the liturgy," the product of serious scholarship and deep love for the Church. Sewn Softcover
God
and the World
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ISBN:
0898708680 Author: Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Length: 460 pages Edition: Paperback
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Believing and Living in Our Time Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Peter Seewald During his years as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, well-known Vatican prelate Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger has given three in-depth interviews. The first two interviews have become best selling books: The Ratzinger Report and Salt of the Earth. Because of the tremendous reception those books received, the Cardinal agreed to do another interview with journalist Peter Seewald, who had done the very popular Salt of the Earth interview. This third in-depth interview addresses deep questions of faith and the living of that faith in the modern world. The interview took place over three full days spent at the Benedictine Abbey of Monte Cassino in a setting of the silence, prayer, and hospitality of the monks. For this meeting with the highly regarded Churchman, theologian, and author, the seasoned journalist, who had fallen away from the faith but eventually returned to the Church, once again provided a very stimulating, well-prepared series of wide-ranging questions on profound issues. The Cardinal responds with candor, frankness and deep insight, giving answers that are sometimes surprising and always thought provoking. "When Cardinal Ratzinger, one of the Church's great wise men, sat opposite me in the Abbey and patiently recounted to me the Gospel and the belief of Christendom from the beginning of the world to its end, something of the mystery that holds the world together became more tangible. 'Creation itself', he said, 'bears within itself an ordered pattern from which we can understand the ideas of Godand even the right way to live.' " --- Peter Seewald Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger is the Prefect of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. He is a highly regarded theologian who has been a university professor and the author of numerous theological works as well as a leading theologian at the Second Vatican Council. Peter Seewald is a German journalist who has been a staff writer for two of Germany's top weekly magazines as well as for one of the country's most respected newspapers. Press Information * Dear Editor... * Press Release * Fact Sheet * Author Biography
God
Is Near Us: The Eucharist, the Heart of Life
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ISBN:
0898709628 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 160 pages Edition: Paperback
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The Second Vatican Council says, "We ought to try to discover a new reverence for the Eucharistic mystery. Something is happening that is greater than anything we can do. The liturgy is the summit toward which the activity of the Church is directed; it is the font from which all her power flows." This profound statement about the Eucharist stands at the center of this book by Cardinal Ratzinger. He compellingly shows us the biblical, historical, and theological dimensions of the Eucharist. The Cardinal draws far-reaching conclusions, focusing on the importance of one's personal devotion to and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, for the personal reception of Communion by the individual Christian, as well as for the life of the Church. For Ratzinger, any transformation of the world on the social plane grows out of the celebration of the Eucharist. He beautifully illustrates how the omnipotent God comes intimately close to us in the Holy Eucharist, the Heart of Life. "Not only does the Cardinal shed his customary theological light on many subjects, but as he does in other books, he applies his insights very directly to Catholic life and devotion. Coming at this time, this book is part of the effort of many to see the Eucharist restored to the center of Catholic piety and devotion." Fr. Benedict Groeschel, C.F.R., Author, The Rosary: Chain of Hope Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, is one of the most renowned Catholic theological and spiritual writers of our times. His numerous books include God and the World, Salt of the Earth, and The Spirit of the Liturgy.
Gospel,
Catechism and Catechesis
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ISBN:
0898706335 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 101 pages Edition: Paperback
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Sidelights
on the Catechism of the Catholic Church Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Ratzinger,
one of the key persons responsible for the compilation of the Catechism of the
Catholic Church, offers new insights on the catechetical character and Biblical
foundation of the worldwide Best selling Catechism that has had such a positive
response from ordinary Catholics across the globe. But he acknowledges that
the response of many theologians and "professional religionists" has
been negative toward the Catechism. He says that if theologians don't want to
be "shut out" of this worldwide development of sensus fidei and lose
touch with the common Catholic, they will have to engage the Catechism positively.
The main purpose of this book is to offer an invitation to this changed approach
to the Catechism. He wants people to see, as he shows here, how the Catechism
is an excellent teaching tool that responds to man's deepest questions about
the meaning of life, how to live a good life, and how to attain happiness in
this life and in eternal life. He shows how the Catechism affirms that man's
happiness is love, and that the essence of true love has been manifested in
the Person of Jesus Christ. "This modern Father of the Church offers us
a rare insight into how the Catechism was written and, therefore, how it ought
to be interpreted. It is eminently readable while never sacrificing precision
of thought or language." - Rev. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Editor, The Catholic
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Introduction
to Christianity
(Book)
ISBN:
0898703166 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 280 pages Edition: Paperback
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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger In this remarkable elucidation of the Apostles' Creed, Cardinal Ratzinger gives an excellent, modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity. This profound treatment of Christianity's basic truths combines a spiritual outlook with a deep knowledge of Scripture and theology. Sewn Softcover
Introduction
to Christianity
(Book)
ISBN:
1586170295 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 300 pages Edition: Paperback
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Revised Edition One of Cardinal Ratzinger's most important and widely read books, this volume is a newly revised second edition with an improved translation and an in-depth 20 page preface by the Cardinal. As he states in the preface, since this book was first published over 30 years ago, many changes and significant events have occurred in the world, and in the Church. But even so, he says he is firmly convinced that his fundamental approach in this book is still very timely and crucial for the spiritual needs of modern man. That approach puts the question of God and the question about Christ in the very center, which leads to a "narrative Christology" and demonstrates that the place for faith is in the Church. Thus, this remarkable elucidation of the Apostle's Creed gives an excellent, modern interpretation of the foundations of Christianity. Ratzinger's profound treatment of Christianity's basic truths combines a spiritual outlook with a deep knowledge of Scripture and the history of theology. Copyright 2004 by Ignatius Press
Introduction
to the Catechism of the Catholic Church
(Book)
ISBN:
0898704855 Author: Joseph Cardinal, Christoph / Ratzinger, Schoenborn Length:
97 pages Edition: Paperback Code: ICCC-P
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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger and Bishop Christoph Schonborn This is a valuable introduction to the Catechism by the general editor of the Catechism (Schonborn) and the head of the Bishops Commission for the implementation of the Catechism (Ratzinger). Providing helpful insights on how to read and study the Catechism, this book includes a prehistory of the Catechism, an overview of its structure and contents, the major themes and methods in it, a special introduction to the four parts of the Catechism, and specific advice on how to use the Catechism. Ratzinger and Schonborn illuminate the Catechism's teaching on faith, morals, prayer and sacraments, and how a Catholic lives those teachings in today's world. Sewn Softcover
Many
Religions, One Covenant
(Book)
ISBN:
0898707536 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 120 pages Edition: Paperback
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Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Foreword by Scott Hahn In Many Religions, One Covenant, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger spans the deep divides in modern Catholic scholarship to present a compelling biblical theology, modern in its concerns yet classical in its breadth. It is his classical mastery, his ressourcement, that enables the Cardinal to build a bridge. Cardinal Ratzinger seeks to deepen our understanding of the Bible's most fundamental principle. The covenant defines religion for Christians and Jews. We cannot discern God's design or his will if we do not meditate upon his covenant. The covenant, then, is the principle that unites the New Testament with the Old, the Scriptures with Tradition, and each of the various branches of theology with all the others. The covenant does more than bridge the gaps between these elements; it fills in the gaps, so that biblical scholarship, dogmatic theology, and magesterial authority all stand on common ground solid ground. "A book we have long awaited. By renewing the Church's appreciation of the new covenant, Cardinal Ratzinger proposes a fully integrated Christian life, with Christ at the center of the Scriptures, but also at the center of the Church today. For in the Eucharist he is still, as ever, fulfilling the old covenant and ratifying the new." Scott Hahn, Author, Rome Sweet Home "A clear assessment of the covenants of God with his people. This timely book will improve dialog and understanding between all those who love and serve the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacobespecially important as we enter the third millennium." Stephen K. Ray, Author, Upon this Rock Sewn Softcover
Meaning
of Christian Brotherhood
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ISBN:
0898704464 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 115 pages Edition: Paperback
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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Written over three decades ago, Cardinal Ratzinger's profound treatise on the true meaning of Christian brotherhood is perhaps even more timely and important now as a clear statement on the biblical grounds for cooperation among believing Christians. In treating Christian brotherhood from the perspective of salvation history, Ratzinger opens up the meaning of both the Old and New Testament in this most essential area. After establishing the distinctively Christian sense of brotherhood (vis--vis Judaism, Hellenism, Stoicism, the Enlightenment, and Marxism), he shows how fraternal charity can only be perfected through God's fatherhood, Christ's divine sonship, and our brotherhood in Christ. "The timely republication of this work opens up vistas that have been obscured recently by controversy and confusion. Cardinal Ratzinger's treatment of election and rejection is like reading the surprising solution of a mystery story. This work is even more meaningful now when disunity leads to deep conflict within the Church." -- Benedict J. Groeschel, C.F.R., Author, The Reform of Renewal "Highly commended as a synthesis of ecumenism. It explains the author's lifelong emphasis on what unites the followers of Christ, rather than what divides them as `separated brethren.' With no compromise of Catholic principles, it explains how `the two communities--Catholic and Protestant' are to `regard each other as sisters in the Lord ... and individual Christians on both sides as brothers to each other.'" -- John Hardon, S.J., Author, The Catholic Catechism "Having read this book many times, I have found it to be invaluable in understanding the message of Scripture, the significance of the Catholic Church and Ratzinger's theology. He has captured the very heart and soul of Scripture." -- Scott Hahn, University of Steubenville Sewn Softcover
Milestones
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ISBN:
0898707021 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 156 pages Edition: Paperback
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Memoirs: 1927 - 1977 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Rich in humor and culture, passion and love for the cause of God and of man, Milestones is the autobiography of one of the most influential men in the Catholic Church at the turn of the millennium. In his famous Apology, Cardinal Newman accounted for his conversion to Catholicism. In this biography, which in certain respects recalls Newman's masterpiece, Ratzinger tells of his family life, the years of the Nazi oppression and of the war, his extraordinary academic path, and his participation in the Second Vatican Council. Illustrated. "Here is Cardinal Ratzinger at his most surprising. Who imagines him a teenager risking his life escaping a Nazi forced-labor camp? Or a doctoral candidate shattered by rejection of his dissertation? Or a priest telling of 'the sufferings necessary for the priestly ministry . . . those dark nights that alone can give full shape to the radical assent a priest must give'? Milestones, rich with theological insights as are all his works, gives us finally Ratzinger the person. He is a joy to meet." -Cardinal John O'Connor, Archbishop of New York "A very personal, compelling narrative of a life that continues to have inestimable influence in shaping the mission of the Catholic Church. A rare mix of candor and charity, this book is an opportunity to know personally one of the truly great figures of our time. It should not be missed." -Fr. Richard John Neuhaus, Editor, First Things "A masterpiece of simplicity and clarity! It tells of the events of a life of inner depth and spiritual passion in the service of the Divine Truth." -Cardinal Christoph Schnborn, Author, Loving the Church Sewn Softcover
Nature
and Mission of Theology
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ISBN:
089870538X Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 130 pages Edition: Paperback
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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Cardinal Ratzinger wrote this book in response to the dialogue going on today concerning theology and the clarification of its methods, its mission and its limits which he thinks has become urgent. Ratzinger states: "To do theology-as the Magisterium understands theology-it is not sufficient merely to calculate how much religion can reasonably be expected of man and to utilize bits and pieces of the Christian tradition accordingly. Theology is born when the arbitrary judgment of reason encounters a limit, in that we discover something which we have not excogitated ourselves but which has been revealed to us. For this reason, not every religious theory has the right to label itself as Christian or Catholic theology simply because it wishes to do so; whoever would lay claim to this title is obligated to accept as meaningful the prior given which goes along with it." Sewn Softcover Copyright 2004 by Ignatius Press
Pilgrim
Fellowship of Faith
(Book)
ISBN:
0898709636 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 340 pages Edition: Paperback
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Cardinal Ratzinger is perhaps the most visible member of the Catholic clergy in the world, second only to the Pope. In addition, his status as the head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has made him one of the most controversial churchmen in recent history. On the occasion of the Cardinal's seventy-fifth birthay, his former students have selected essays, lectures, letters, and conferences that Ratzinger has written in recent years-writing that they feel best represents the position of the Cardinal on issues of theology, the modern world, secularism, non-Christian religions, and other key topics of the Catholic Church. This book, characterized by Ratzinger's concisely reasoned style, is an invaluable resource to those who wish to understand the modern Church, as well as a treasured volume for those who are students of Ratzinger's theology. "Cardinal Ratzinger is one of the great spirits and most distinguished theologians of contemporary Catholicism. This tribute is a living testimony to Cardinal Ratzinger's lifelong labors on behalf of the communion of the Church, which is rooted in the love of Christ. No one demonstrates better than Cardinal Ratzinger that the Church's tradition is a living and dynamic reality, born of a truth that everyone can know and loveand, in so doing, be transformed." George Weigel Copyright 2004 by Ignatius Press
Principles
of Catholic Theology
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ISBN:
0898702151 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 404 pages Edition: Paperback
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Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger A collection of articles and talks written around a central theme the fundamental structure of Christianity: Catholicism, the inter-relationship of other forms of Christianity, the features that distinguish Catholicism from other Christian theologies. Ratzinger outlines the fundamental principles of theology and the proper relationship of theology to Church teaching and authority. Sewn Softcover
Principles
of Christian Morality
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ISBN:
0898700868 Author: Hans Urs, von Balthasar, Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger / Length:
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Ratzinger, Schrmann, von Balthasar A concise compendium of the fundamental principles of Christian life by three of the most respected scholars in the Catholic Church. Sewn Softcover
Truth
and Tolerance Christian Belief and World Religions
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ISBN:
158617035X Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 280 pages Edition: Paperback
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Is truth knowable? If we know the truth, must we hide it in the name of tolerance? Cardinal Ratzinger engages the problem of truth, tolerance, religion and culture in the modern world. Describing the vast array of world religions, Ratzinger embraces the difficult challenge of meeting diverse understandings of spiritual truth while defending the Catholic teaching of salvation through Jesus Christ. "But what if it is true?" is the question that he poses to cultures that decry the Christian position on man's redemption. Upholding the notion of religious truth while asserting the right of religious freedom, Cardinal Ratzinger outlines the timeless teaching of the Magisterium in language that resonates with our embattled culture. A work of extreme sensitivity, understanding, and spiritual maturity, this book is an invaluable asset to those who struggle hear the voice of truth in the modern religious world. "Beyond all particular questions, the real problem lies in the question about truth. Can truth be recognized? Or, is the question about truth simply inappropriate in the realm of religion and belief? But what meaning does belief then have, what positive meaning does religion have, if it cannot be connected with truth?" Josep Cardinal Ratzinger From the Preface
Salt
of the Earth
(Book)
ISBN:
0898706408 Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger Length: 283 pages Edition: Paperback
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An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church at the End of the Millennium Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger with Peter Seewald Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, well-known Vatican prelate and head of the Congregation on the Doctrine of the Faith, gives a full-length interview to a secular journalist on a host of controversial and difficult issues facing Catholicism and Christianity at the end of the millennium. Similar to his best-selling book interview in 1985, The Ratzinger Report, he responds with candor and insight, giving answers that are often surprising and always thought-provoking on a series of wide-ranging topics regarding the present and future state of Christianity. Ratzinger begins by discussing his own life, including his family life, being a theology professor and writer, becoming a Bishop, Cardinal and the Pope's top authority on doctrine. He then discusses the problems of the Catholic Church today and talks about the challenges and hopes of the future of Church and the world at the beginning of the Third Millennium. "This is Cardinal Ratzinger at his free-wheeling best, virtually roving the world with theological and cultural analyses as pungent as they are dazzling. His candor is breathtaking." -Cardinal John O'Connor "One of the most arresting, enjoyable books I've read in years. The Joseph Ratzinger who emerges from these pages is amazingly frank and engaging-a man with a superb intellect but also with a simple, humble, generosity of spirit. He offers us tremendous encouragement." -Archbishop Charles Chaput "An absolutely fascinating book, like a personal visit with the Cardinal. It not only reveals much of the mind and personality of one of the key figures in modern Catholic history, but it clarifies better than anything I have read the origin of the present crisis in western civilization and in the Church." -Fr. Benedict Groeschel, CFR Sewn Softcover Copyright 2004 by Ignatius Press
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