Introduction: In Memoriam: Benedict XVI, David L. Schindler, Roch Kereszty
Winter 2023
In Memoriam: Benedict XVI, David L. Schindler, Roch Kereszty
Joseph Ratzinger on Democracy within the Church
Tracey Rowland“Only a belief in a truth that transcends all forms of tribalism and herd mentality can be a sufficient foil to totalitarian ideologies and practices.”
Transforming the World into Communion with God: Sacred Liturgy in the Thought of Joseph Ratzinger
Uwe Michael Lang“[E]cclesial and sacramental communio is not just something that can be created by a particular community, assembled at a particular place and at a particular time, but it is the gift of a greater reality Christ entrusted to the universal Church.”
Normative and Performative: The Authority of Scripture in the Thought of Benedict XVI
Scott W. Hahn“Christ is a living principle of unity, a living Word whose performative character is experienced above all in the liturgy of the Church.”
Regensburg Revisited: Faith, Culture, and Mission in the Theology of Joseph Ratzinger
Hugh O'Donnell“[T]he principle that allows cultures to remain open to exchange with other cultures is the degree to which they are open to the truth.”
“America! America! May God Thy Gold Refine”: David L. Schindler’s Praise for the United States
Reuben Slife“For a Christian, it is only in trans-forming that one inherits properly, because each thing—even our suffering under mechanistic meaninglessness—becomes itself only in receiving the form of Christ.”
Going to the Heart: An Interview
David L. Schindler“[T]he greatest threat to academic freedom today comes from within and not outside the university: it comes from the theological-ontological blindness of the modern disciplines themselves.”
Roch Kereszty: Master of Cistercian Ressourcement
Peter Casarella“Fr. Roch’s gentle manner was a living witness to Bernard’s distinctively Cistercian model of unifying the intellective and affective paths to knowing Christ and serving his Church.”
St. Bernard’s School of Spirituality
Roch Kereszty“Only God can teach the soul the love of God, and he does it by pouring into the soul his own love so that the soul may love with the very love of God.”
“Charity Builds Up” (1 Cor 8:1)—but Which Charity? On Víctor Manuel Fernández’s Theological Proposal
José Granados“Only a charity that builds up in harmony with the architecture of faith allows the Church to offer fruitful hope to the people of God in our troubled times.”