For the third week in a row, Benedict XVI dedicated his general audience catechesis to Saint Thomas Aquinas. Below is the full text. 

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today I would like to complete, with a third part, my catechesis on St. Thomas Aquinas. Even after more than 700 years since his death, we can learn much from him. We were reminded of this…  » More

During yesterday's General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI concluded his brief examination of the priest's exercise of the tria munera Christi---the three offices of Christ---by focusing on the pastor's duty to govern the portion of the Christian flock entrusted to him.  Like many of the texts he composes, the Pope's reflection is worth a slow and deliberate…  » More

At Wednesday's General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI reprised his catechesis on the tria munera Christi--the three priestly offices of Christ.  His purpose in this series is to examine how the Church's pastors share in and exercise these offices, or tasks, in virtue of their reception of Holy Orders.  A few weeks ago, the Holy Father focused on the…  » More

At yesterday's General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the priest's participation in Christ's munus docendi.  In all, the Holy Father's words offer us a beautiful Easter meditation on the preacher's unique exercise of this sacred office.

GENERAL AUDIENCE ADDRESS
April 14, 2010

Dear friends,
 
In this Easter season, which leads us…  » More

At this morning's General Audience, Pope Benedict XVI reflected on the life and doctrine of St. Albert the Great, an early teacher of the Dominican Order who had the privilege of tutoring St. Thomas Aquinas.  As the Pope explains, it was St. Albert who inspired St. Thomas to dedicate his intellectual life to reconciling the truths of Aristotle's philosophy…  » More

At Wednesday's General Audience, Pope Benedict continued his series on the Christian culture of the Middle Ages by comparing and contrasting the theological projects of St. Thomas Aquinas and St. Bonaventure.  While teaching in Paris, the Angelic Doctor and the Seraphic Doctor often joined forces to argue a particular theological point, though their…  » More

During today's General Audience in Rome, Pope Benedict XVI continued his ongoing exposition of medieval Christian culture by remembering the life and witness of our Holy Father Dominic.  He celebrated fact that, early in the thirteenth century, St. Dominic brought authentic renewal and reform to the Church by uniting in the life of his friar preacher-theologian…  » More