“Whenever applause breaks out in the liturgy because of some human achievement, it is a sure sign that the essence of liturgy has totally disappeared and been replaced by a kind of religious entertainment.” Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, The Spirit of the Liturgy, 198. As St. Pope Pius X said when he was received with applause […]

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Prayers for #PopeBenedictXVI on his 93rd birthday! #PrayTogether

Thought for the Day – 26 July – The Memorial of Sts Joachim and Anne, Parents of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Grandparents of Jesus In the Scriptures, Matthew and Luke furnish a legal fa…

After posting this great meme on my Google+ page (follow me there): I was asked to recommend three books by our beloved Pope Emeritus for someone who has yet to have the extreme pleasure of sitting at Benedict's feet and learning from a man who's intelligence is only matched by his devotion to Our Lord. As recommending just three of his books is impossible, I ended up recommending several based on the interests of the reader. As every Catholic ought to read at least something from Benedict's pen, I thought it might do to share these recommendations here along with links to purchase the books from Amazon (doing so will help keep the lights on here at Adoro without costing you anything!). These are grouped to best take advantage of whatever issue in the Church you are most interested in. The Liturgy (the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass): The Bible: Theology: The Early Church: The Medieval Church: Modern Church: Prayer: Meditation: Philosophical: Autobiographical: Ecclesiological Argument: Book Length Interviews with Benedict XVI (these are a good place to start): And you can't go wrong with his Three Papal Encyclicals: Which Pope Benedict XVI book would YOU recommend?

Author’s Note: Much has been said and speculated about the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI. After much thinking, here is what I can say and think about. The title should have been read as …

Pope Benedict XVI on #LatinMass #SacLit - its appeal to #Catholic youth “what earlier generations held as sacred remains sacred for us too.” #trcot

I shared this image on the Catholic All Year Facebook page over the weekend: I love this quote from Pope Benedict XVI. It comes from a question and answer session he had in St. Peter’s Square in 2005 with some children who had just had their First Communion. Some folks loved it, and found it […]