Collecting My Thoughts

Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was named the 265th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church on April 19, 2005, at the age of 78, and chose the name o...

"The Kingdom of God is Among You [within you]." How often I've heard that, or read it, and found the explanation (mine or thei...

There's a German folk tale that Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI) used to illustrate the failures of the church. The tale of "Lu...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smIAuenhqBw You don’t need to be Catholic to appreciate the excellent program offered in the summer by T...

I love the writings of Pope Benedict/Cardinal Ratzinger. He writes about the basic truths of any era, any culture, yet because of being expo...

I’m not really an exercise enthusiast, but since developing bursitis in December, I can’t do much walking, so I’m using my Gold’s Gym Power ...

I was sent Pope Francis' "The light of faith" (Lumen Fidei) Ignatius Press, 2013, this summer to review. I pick it up occasi...

“It will remember him as the greatest and most learned intellect ever to occupy the Chair of Peter. No public official in our time has been ...

Dear Brothers, I have convoked you to this Consistory, not only for the three canonizations, but also to communicate to you a decision of ...

Pope Benedict XVI says priests should start using web sites and blogs, Facebook and YouTube. At Pope2You.net you can go on Facebook and send...

Rip and Read Now when I hear news stories like this, it means so much more--we were in the Holy Land in March. "Pope Benedict XVI praye...

Maher and the Muslims Don't you wonder how long Maher's head would stay on his scrawny neck (either on earth or on the air) if he w...