Silence and Word
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Rome, 24 January 2012, Feast of Saint Francis de Sales.
In his Message for the 46th World Communications Day, Pope Benedict XVI reflects on the relationship between silence and word and emphasizes that both constitute equally the path of Evangelisation. The Holy Father also draws attention to the consequences of doing away with silence in the process of communication.
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Dominic
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GENERAL AUDIENCE
Wednesday, 3 February 2010
Saint Dominic Guzmán
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Last week I presented the luminous figure of Francis of Assisi; today I want to talk about another Saint of the same period who made a fundamental contribution to the renewal of the Church of his time: St Dominic, the Founder of the Order of Preachers, also known as Dominican Friars.
His successor at the head of the Order, Bl. Jordan of Saxony, gives a complete picture of St Dominic in the text of a famous prayer: "Your strong love burned with heavenly fire and God-like zeal. With all the fervour of an impetuous heart and with an avowal of perfect poverty, you spent your whole self in the cause of the Apostolic life" and in preaching the Gospel. It is precisely this fundamental trait of Dominic's witness that is emphasized: he always spoke with God and of God. Love for the Lord and for neighbour, the search for God's glory and the salvation of souls in the lives of Saints always go hand in hand.
The Pope's Visit to the Dominican Convent of Santa Maria del Rosario
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On Thursday the 24th of June, the Pope visited a community of cloistered nuns in the Dominican convent of Santa Maria del Rosario in Rome's Monte Mario district. The picture, as seen on the side, is the picture St. Dominic brought to San Sisto when he established the nuns there.
Please find the homily Pope Benedict XVI gave on the occasion below:
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Pope Benedict's Message to Young People
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Piazza, Westminster Cathedral,
Saturday, 18 September 2010
Mr Uche, Dear young friends, thank you for your warm welcome.
Heart Speaks unto heart, as you know I chose these words so dear to Cardinal Newman as the theme of my visit. In these few moments that we are together I wish to speak to you from my own heart, and I ask to open your hearts to what I have to say.
I ask each of you first and foremost to look into your own heart, think of all the love that your heart was made to receive, and also love it is meant to give, after all we were made for love. This is what the Bible means when it says that we are made in the image and likeness of God. We were made to know the God of love, the God who is father, son and Holy Spirit, and to find our supreme fulfilment in that Divine love that knows no beginning or end.
Pope Benedict XVI on Saint Thomas Aquinas - Part 3
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On the Wednesday General Audience of the 23th of June 2010, Pope Benedict XVI continued and completed his exposition on Saint Thomas Aquinas O.P.
This week the Pope is talking about the The Summa Theologiae. Please find a translation of the text below:
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