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Recent Ratzingeria: A Scholar’s Top 10 Benedict XVI Reads

Dr. Tracey Rowland

October 8, 2026

The following are the top ten publications of significant reference works that primarily deal with Ratzinger’s fundamental theology.

Love in the Time of Acedia

Daniel Fitzpatrick

October 7, 2026

The distractions of acedia—the temptations to turn aside from the order of the day—find an analog and inspiration in the rejection of worship.

The Words on the Tip of Your Tongue

Jack F. Trent

October 6, 2026

In order to truly fulfill our vocation, we must train our tongues with an eye to our good and our neighbor’s good, considered holistically.

St. Bartolo Longo Transformed Pompeii Through the Rosary

Margaret Peppiatt

October 5, 2026

In 2025, Pope Leo XIV canonized a saint who transformed Pompeii through the Rosary, turning the once-ruined city into a life-giving source of God’s grace.

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