Kresta in the Afternoon – May 13, 2024 – Hour 1

Author: Bryant Schoenle Published on: May 13, 2024 Published in: Al Kresta

Guest host Marcus Peter and Robert Royal look at lessons we can learn from ancient pagan thinkers, and Eduardo Echeverria discusses the early thought of Joseph Ratzinger.

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Some Lessons from the Great Pagans

There’s been a recent resurgence of interest in ancient Stoicism, because it provides some of the Christian benefits without – so people think – the Christian dogmas. The Stoics, in fact, had their own fundamental dogmas, starting with the benevolence of the Divine Nature. Do many modern Stoics believe in that? Robert Royal joins us with more.

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Some Lessons from the Great Pagans

robert royal — Robert Royal is editor-in-chief of The Catholic Thing and president of the Faith & Reason Institute in Washington, D.C. His most recent books are Columbus and the Crisis of the West and A Deeper Vision: The Catholic Intellectual Tradition in the Twentieth Century. Visit thecatholicthing.org and frinstitute.org

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Early Ratzinger on Tradition and Faith

At the Synod on Synodality last year, Australian theologian Fr Ormond Rush spoke on Joseph Ratzinger’s theology of revelation and faith, in light of his commentary on Dei Verbum. Eduardo Echeverria helps us understand it.

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Early Ratzinger on Revelation, Faith, and Tradition