Category Archives: Missiology
Review and notes = Matthew Levering, The Achievement of Hans Urs von Balthasar
I shared in an earlier post that I have been trying to learn more about Hans Urs von Balthasar and his contributions to theology. I found much of the material in Hans Urs von Balthasar: His Life and His Work difficult … Continue reading
Review and notes = Hans Urs von Balthasar: His Life and Work
In the course of reading the work of Cardinal Ratzinger I quickly noticed how much he refers to the work of Hans Urs von Balthasar a Swiss Catholic priest and theologian. Because he wrote more books than some people read … Continue reading
Pope Benedict XVI, Deus Caritas Est
While reading about the theology of Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger aka Pope Benedict XVI noticed frequent references to his first encyclical Deus Caritas Est. When I took Christian History in seminary our professor spent about one third of the course covering Catholic … Continue reading
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Review and notes = Cardinal Ratzinger, The Feast of Faith
When I was in the process of returning to full communion with the Catholic Church I started reading works by then Cardinal Ratzinger aka Pope Benedict XVI. Every time I saw a quotation by Ratzinger I was impressed and thought … Continue reading
Mangy Dog 
Interesting analogy. Thanks for the comment.