By Cardinal Francis Arinze
Jul 21, 2006
Cardinal Arinze explained that the Pope has much to say about the question of the formation of liturgical rites and of their change or reform. “Real liturgy implies that God responds and reveals to us how we are to worship him. Liturgy cannot spring from our...
By Fr. Benedict Groeschel
Jul 21, 2006
Fr. Benedict Groeschel, the internationally loved speaker and writer, presented a lecture on “Benedict XVI and Biblical Exegesis.” Fr. Groeschel decried modern biblical exegesis that does not deal with Scripture on a theological plane. He cited the source of improper...
By Mrs. Helen Hull Hitchcock
Jul 21, 2006
Helen Hull Hitchcock delivered an address entitled “Pope Benedict XVI and the Reform of the Reform,” in which she stated that Pope Benedict is emphatic that the Council did not represent a rupture, but expressed continuity with the Church’s history. There is no pre-...
By Dr. Timothy O' Donnell
Jul 21, 2006
In his talk, Dr. Timothy O’Donnell analyzed the Pope’s encyclical, Deus Caritas Est. “The Pope points out that the love of Christ is not only demonstrated in Scripture but also later in Church History where Our Lord is encountered in His Word, in the Sacraments, and...