Jesus: New Temple of Humanity

by Father Robert Lauder   Fourth in a series Reading Pope Benedict’s book, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance Into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, pp. 362), provides an education for me in several areas, not only in the theology of the Old Testament and the theology of the […]

Eucharist: Center of Catholic Faith

by Father Robert Lauder Third in a series One serious problem in the Church in the U.S. is the number of Catholics who have stopped attending the Eucharist. No one I know who has stopped attending has the same view of the Eucharist that I have. They certainly do not have the same view that […]

A Path Into the Heart Of God’s Word

by Father Robert Lauder Second in a series When I decided to re-read Pope Benedict’s Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, pp. 362), I had several hopes about how I would benefit from reading this second volume from the Holy Father about Jesus. […]

Pope Offers Insights into Our Lord

by Father Robert Lauder   First in a series Having enjoyed, indeed having been inspired by Pope Benedict’s book, Jesus of Nazareth, I knew that I had to read the second volume, Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week: From the Entrance into Jerusalem to the Resurrection (San Francisco: Ignatius Press, 2011, pp. 362). When I read […]