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Pope Benedict XVI
Catholic Books, DVD, Videos, Audio Tapes and CDs
Books, Videos, DVD and Tapes
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God is Love
(Deus Caritas Est)
First Encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI
ISBN: 1586171631
Edition: Hardcover
Code: GIL-H
Your Price: $14.95
Product Description Everyone needs love. Everyone desires love. But not everyone understands love. In fact, love is probably
the most misunderstood subject in history. In his first Encyclical, Pope Benedict helps to clarify the meaning of love. He
examines the nature of various kinds of love ©˜human love and divine love, eros, friendship, and charity. He writes beautifully
and inspirationally of how man was made for love by the God who is love, the God who became one of us out of love©˜ Jesus
Christ. In the second part of the Encyclical, Benedict addresses the Church's practice of love. He examines the relationship
between justice and charity, as well as the call of every Catholic to serve others in love. The Pope's "love letter" to mankind
is remarkably accessible and timely. Jewels from "God Is Love"? ~ Deus Caritas Est "'God is love and he who abides in love
abides in God, and God in him' (1 Jn 4:16). These words from the First Letter of John express with remarkable clarity the
heart of the Christian faith: the Christian image of God and the resulting image of mankind and its destiny." "We have come
to believe in God's love: in these words the Christian can express the fundamental decision of his life. Being Christian is
not the result of an ethical choice or a lofty idea, but the encounter with an event, a person, that gives life a new horizon
and a decisive direction." "St. John's Gospel describes that event in these words: 'God so loved the world that he gave his
only Son, that whoever believes in him should . . . have eternal life' (3:16). In acknowledging the centrality of love, Christian
faith has retained the core of Israel's faith, while at the same time giving it new depth and breadth." "In a world where
the name of God is sometimes associated with vengeance or even a duty of hatred and violence, this message is both timely
and significant. For this reason, I wish in my first Encyclical, to speak of the love which God lavishes upon us, and which
we in turn must share with others." "I wanted here©˜at the beginning of my Pontificate©˜ to clarify some essential
facts concerning the love which God mysteriously and gratuitously offers to man, together with the intrinsic link between
that Love and the reality of human love." Pope Benedict XVI
The Legacy of John Paul II
(Book)
Images and Memories
ISBN: 1586171224
Author: Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger
Length: 120 pages
Edition: Hardcover Code: LJP-H
Price: $19.95
The Legacy of John Paul II
(Book)
Product Description
Photos by Giancarlo Giuliani
This is a glorious volume from Joseph Ratzinger,(now Pope Benedict XVI), who pays tribute to his predecessor, mentor and close
friend, Pope John Paul II. As Cardinal Ratzinger he was the closest Vatican prelate to John Paul II, working together with
him for almost 25 years in the Vatican. When John Paul died, the world saw Cardinal Ratzinger speak so beautifully and eloquently
at the pope's funeral, then at the Mass preceeding the Papal Conclave. Soon afterwards, the College of Cardinals quickly elected
Ratzinger as John Paul's successor. This book unites these two great spiritual leaders in one powerful, deeply moving volume,
complete with over 100 pages of truly inspiring, unique photos by Vatican photographer Giancarlo Giuliani (many never before
published) of many striking and poignant moments of the pontificate of John Paul II as he traveled around the world. Ratzinger
shares his many personal experiences and insights about this pontificate that changed the world. Illustrated. Learn more about
Pope Benedict! Visit the Works of Benedict XVI "A Pole and a German; a philosopher and a theologian; a great public personality
and a shy scholar; a close collaboration and a deep spiritual friendship‹one looks hard in the history of the Catholic
Church to find a partnership so consequential for the faith and for the world as the partnership of Karol Wojtyla, Pope John
Paul II, and Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. Both men sacrificed the lives they loved for an office and a service
they did not seek. Both did so out of the greatness of their souls and the depth of their faith. Pope Benedict's tribute to
his extraordinary predecessor is both testimony and pledge: a testimony to the depth of human brotherhood that friendship
with Christ makes possible, and a pledge to continue, extend, and deepen the witness of the Office of Peter."
‹George Weigel, Author, Witness to Hope: The Biography of Pope John Paul II
Price: $19.95
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An Exclusive Interview on the State of the Church at the End of the Millennium Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger with Peter Seewald
Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, well-known Vatican prelate and head of the Congregation on the Doctrine of the Faith, gives a full-length
interview to a secular journalist on a host of controversial and difficult issues facing Catholicism and Christianity at the
end of the millennium. Similar to his best-selling book interview in 1985, The Ratzinger Report, he responds with candor and
insight, giving answers that are often surprising and always thought-provoking on a series of wide-ranging topics regarding
the present and future state of Christianity. Ratzinger begins by discussing his own life, including his family life, being
a theology professor and writer, becoming a Bishop, Cardinal and the Pope's top authority on doctrine. He then discusses the
problems of the Catholic Church today and talks about the challenges and hopes of the future of Church and the world at the
beginning of the Third Millennium. "This is Cardinal Ratzinger at his free-wheeling best, virtually roving the world with
theological and cultural analyses as pungent as they are dazzling. His candor is breathtaking." -Cardinal John O'Connor "One
of the most arresting, enjoyable books I've read in years. The Joseph Ratzinger who emerges from these pages is amazingly
frank and engaging-a man with a superb intellect but also with a simple, humble, generosity of spirit. He offers us tremendous
encouragement." -Archbishop Charles Chaput "An absolutely fascinating book, like a personal visit with the Cardinal. It not
only reveals much of the mind and personality of one of the key figures in modern Catholic history, but it clarifies better
than anything I have read the origin of the present crisis in western civilization and in the Church." -Fr. Benedict Groeschel,
CFR Sewn Softcover Copyright © 2004 by Ignatius Press
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