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Benedict XVI Reflects on Beethoven’s 9th

October 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Says Composer’s Suffering Heightened His Perceptivity
Beethoven’s period of isolation and difficulty taught him to listen with a perceptivity akin to an interior or exterior liberation given by God, says Benedict XVI.
Saturday evening in Paul VI Hall, the Pope attended a concert held in his honor, during which the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Choir played [...]

Oct

30

Moscow Prelate Begins Mission With New Name

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Mother of God Archdiocese Welcomes Its Leader
A name change has been given to 47-year-old Italian-born Archbishop Paolo Pezzi as he begins his ministry as the leader of the Mother of God Archdiocese in Moscow.
Father Igor Kovalevski, secretary-general of Russia’s bishops’ conference, told Archbishop Pezzi that he would no longer be known by his Italian name, [...]

Oct

30

“New Attitude” Noted in Muslim-Christian Relations

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Pontifical Institute for Islamic Studies Responds to Open Letter
A letter sent this month by scholars of Islam to Christian leaders shows that a new attitude is emerging in Muslim-Christian relations, according to an institute for Islamic studies in Rome.
The Pontifical Institute for Arabic and Islamic Studies made this affirmation Thursday in a statement that responds [...]

Oct

30

Imposing “Tolerance”

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Christians Obliged to Approve Homosexuality
By Father John Flynn, LC
State laws on homosexuality are increasingly creating conflicts for Christians who wish to follow their conscience. In recent days, news came from England of a Christian couple who face being forced to give up their role as foster parents because they were not prepared to promote homosexuality, [...]

Oct

30

John Crosby on Von Hildebrand’s Understanding of the Person

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“A Certain Interior Dimension of the Person Comes to Light”
Here is the text of John Crosby’s address at an Oct. 12 conference on Christian philosophy held at the Franciscan University of Steubenville.Crosby is the founder of the Dietrich von Hildebrand Legacy Project, which co-hosted the conference.
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A Development in Dietrich von Hildebrand’s Understanding of [...]