Worth Watching: 9 Videos that Warm the Catholic Soul
Nine videos that will encourage you to share your Catholic faith.
We are an Easter People: 15 Questions on the Resurrection and Ascension
The Resurrection is the greatest of Christ's miracles because all He taught and did is confirmed by it and depends upon it. He promised to rise from the dead and without the fulfillment of that promise we could not believe in Him.
36 of the Most Necessary Questions on Our Lord’s Passion and Death
"We call that day good on which Christ died because by His death He showed His great love for man, and purchased for him every blessing."
The Agony of the Cross: 2 Thoughts on How Christ Can Suffer Grief and Have Beatific Knowledge
How can Christ call out "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" if he has the grace of Beatific Knowledge?
8 Considerations on Whether Christ had Acquired, Infused, or Beatific Knowledge
The knowledge of God’s essence, the infused intelligible species, and the acquired phantasms all flow harmoniously within the knowledge of Christ. The efficient cause of humanity’s perfection maintains his human perfection.
The 2 Books by Cardinal Ratzinger that Will Change Your Life
“Politics is the realm of reason – not of a merely technological, calculating reason, but of moral reason, since the goal of the state, and hence the ultimate goal of all politics, has a moral nature, namely, peace and justice.”
In Defense of the Papacy: 9 Reasons True Christians Follow the Pope
"And I will place on his should the key of the house of David; he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open. And I will fasten him like a peg in a sure place, and he will become a throne of honor to his father’s house."
6 Books by Pope Benedict XVI Every Catholic Should Read
Listers with the announcement of Pope Benedict XVI’s resignation, we wanted to share with you part of his lasting legacy as a theologian and teacher. In the history of the popes, it is hard to find anyone as easy to read and understand. His writings are, moreover, a beautiful blend of timeless and timely teaching, and...
Catholic Countdown: The Top 20 Lists of 2012
The last year was a great one for SPL and the community of listers. From must-know Latin hymns to short stories all Catholics should read, SPL catalogued the best in Catholic thought.
Modern Man Has Lost His Way: 13 Comments on the Western Heritage of Christ and Socrates
"The controversy as to the relations between Pope and Emperor, stripped of its non-essentials, was a controversy as to the end and purpose of life on earth." - J.W. Allen
20 Quotes from Christmas Homilies Around the World 2012
"It is true that religion can become corrupted and hence opposed to its deepest essence, when people think they have to take God’s cause into their own hands, making God into their private property. We must be on the lookout for these distortions of the sacred."
17 Catholic Photos from St. Peter’s List
The Catholic Life is the Good Life. A collection of Instagram photos used by SPL throughout 2012.
15 Thoughts from Pope Benedict XVI’s Outstanding Christmas Eve Homily
"It is true that religion can become corrupted and hence opposed to its deepest essence, when people think they have to take God’s cause into their own hands, making God into their private property." - Pope Benedict XVI
