"Today’s Church is more than ever a Church of martyrs and thus a witness to the living God... Unwillingness to notice them is a symptom of a slothful heart."
— Pope Benedict XVI, What is Christianity? The Last Writings
— Pope Benedict XVI, What is Christianity? The Last Writings
I enjoyed reading the Last Writings collection of Pope Benedict XVI, he provided some great insights. It just covered his writings primarily from his resignation to his departure from life, I hope to one day go back and read his other full works.
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Pope Benedict XVI was a saintly man, I truly believe that he is presently in heaven praying for the Church.
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A new edition of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible on the Minor Prophets has been released:
https://ignatius.com/the-minor-prophets-2mpp/
https://ignatius.com/the-minor-prophets-2mpp/
Ignatius Press
The Minor Prophets |~ 2MPP
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TheFreim
A new edition of the Ignatius Catholic Study Bible on the Minor Prophets has been released: https://ignatius.com/the-minor-prophets-2mpp/
The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible series has been immensely helpful to me over the years. Years ago, when I was departing an oppressive period of atheism, the Ignatius New Testament Study Bible helped me as I read the complete bible on my own for the first time. I still regularly refer to it when reading the New Testament or the select Old Testament books that have editions available. If you don't already have it, you should seriously consider picking up at least the New Testament study bible. I cannot wait until they have covered the entire canon.
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Catholic Encyclopedia entry on Fr. Theobald Mathew, founder of the Catholic Total Abstinence Society
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Fr. Christiaan Kappes and William Albrecht recently released a new book on the Biblical Canon: A Complete History of the Biblical Canon in the Christian East and West: Vol. 1: Greek, Latin, and Slavic Biblical Canon from the New Testament until AD 1500
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"It is simply not true, and never has been, that all bishops are equal by divine right as to their authority, and that Our Blessed Lord established a visible Church without a visible head."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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"Yes, and the yearning desire of Our heart bids Us to conceive the hope that the day is not far distant, when the Eastern Churches, so illustrious in their ancient faith and glorious past, will return to the fold they have abandoned."
—Pope Leo XIII, Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae
—Pope Leo XIII, Praeclara Gratulationis Publicae
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"The ultimate goal of the ecumenical movement is to re-establish full visible unity among all the baptized."
—Pope John Paul II, Ut unum sint: On commitment to Ecumenism
—Pope John Paul II, Ut unum sint: On commitment to Ecumenism
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