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Kresta in the Afternoon – April 17, 2024 – Hour 2

Guest Host Marcus Peter celebrates the (belated) birthday of Benedict XVI with Louise Merrie and Matthew Ramage.

 

Happy (belated) Birthday, Pope Benedict!

From the beginning of his papacy, Pope Benedict showed us that truth does not change and is found in Jesus. He emphasized that he would not be pursuing his own vision for the Church but would strive to enact God’s vision. Yesterday would have been his birthday, and we remember him with Louise Merrie.

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Remembering Pope Benedict XVI on His Birthday

Louise Merrie is a freelance writer on Catholic subjects. Her articles have been published in Catholic Life, Novena Magazine, and the Saint Austin Review. She is the founder of the Community of Mary, Mother of Mercy, an organization in which senior priests and Catholic laity support each other through prayer and friendship in living as disciples of Jesus.

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Pope Benedict’s Underappreciated Contribution to the Church

Pope Benedict was born on April 16, 1927. He’s recognized as one of the great theologians of the contemporary Church, but we must not overlook his massive contributions to our understanding of the Scriptures. Matthew Ramage joins us.

Matthew Ramage is Professor of Theology at Benedictine College where he serves as co-director of its Center for Integral Ecology. His most recent book, From the Dust of the Earth: Benedict XVI, the Bible, and the Theory of Evolution, was published by The Catholic University of America Press in 2022.

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