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III Pan-African Catholic Congress On theology, Society & Pastoral Lifehttps://congress.pactpan.orgIII Pan-African Catholic Congress On theology, Society & Pastoral Life Co-conveners: Mons. Jean Kouassi Bonzo (Chair, Local organizing committee, Vicar-General, Grand Bassam Diocese): jeanbonzo72@gmail.com Sr Sia Solange (Director, Center for the Protection of Minors and Vulnerable Persons (CPM-PV), Catholic Missionary Institute of Abidjan): srsiasolange@yahoo.fr Madam Martine Gokran (Institut de Théologie de […]
For the Feast of Saint Joseph
In the Gospels, St. Joseph doesn’t say much, if anything. He is the QuietMan, there in the background but leading, protecting, and guiding the Holy Family.There is only one word we are told he uttered and that is the name of Jesus, for hewas specifically entrusted with the task of naming the Divine Child and […]
PROGRAM OF STUDIES
Master of Arts in Theology: Ratzinger Studies Preamble “God is the real central theme of my endeavors. I have never tried to create a system of my own, an individual theology (…) The point of departure is first of all the Word. That we believe the Word of God, that we try really to get to know and understand it and then, as […]
Hail to the Cross of our Salvation! Hail to the Crucified King! Reflecting on the Feast of the Exaltation of the Most Holy Cross
In the homily which the then Cardinal Ratzinger delivered during the Mass before the Conclave of 2005, during which he was elected as Pope, he begins by noting that the grace and mercy of God are not cheap. They have come to us at the cost of a dear price, the price of the crucifixion. […]
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES Jesus Christ MAKE? (Part Three) Maurice Agbaw-Ebai
We ended our previous section by pointing out that human brokenness, or existential wretchedness, could often times serve as the raw material thanks to which the need for God enters into the drama of human existence. As disheartening as the state of sin is, when we have the courage to turn to God, human sinfulness […]
Morality Truly Christian, Truly African: Engagements with the Theology of Paulinus Odozor
Co-organized by Maurice Agbaw-Ebai and Matthew Levering Mundelein Seminary November 2-4, 2023 1. Paulinus Odozor, C.S.Sp. (University of Notre Dame) – Respondent at end of event 2. Maurice Ashley Agbaw-Ebai (St. John’s Seminary) – “Ratzinger’s Theological Anthropology in Conversation with Aspects of Paulinus Odozor’s Understanding of the Human Person in Christ” 3. John Cavadini (University of Notre […]
What difference does Jesus Christ make? (Part 2)
In the first part of our reflection on the topic of what difference Jesus makes, we ended on the position that the Temptations constitute, in their innermost core, a theological debate between Satan and Jesus. The challenge for Jesus to prove his identity as the Son of God. It is likewise important to keep the […]
Burkina Faso Jesuit Priest Makes History as First African to Win Ratzinger Prize
The Beautiful Catholic Priesthood Today
Perhaps of all the days in the Liturgical Calendar, it might appear out of sync for one to reflect on the meaning of the Catholic Priesthood on Ash Wednesday. After all, this day, as does the Church’s Liturgy, constitutes an invitation to reflect on two not very uplifting realities of human existence, namely, our mortality […]
Joseph Aloysius Ratzinger – Benedict XVI at 95th
On this same Saturday Easter Vigil 95 years ago a young Bavarian was Born. One who will become a Christian, Priest , Bishop , Cardinal and the 265th Successor of Peter. Benedict XVI is the oldest Pontiff to have reigned on the Chair of Peter. The oldest before him being Leo XIII (93 years and […]