Selected Articles & Commentary on Pope Benedict XVI

• America's Technological Ontology and the Gift of the Given: Benedict XVI on the Cultural Significance of the Quarere Deum, by David Schindler. Communio Summer 2011.
• The European Disunion: Benedict XVI on the Crisis of Faith & Reason, by Dr. Samuel Gregg. Touchstone Vol. 21, No. 6. July / August 2008.
• Living Water: Reading Scripture in the Body of Christ with Benedict XVI Adrian J. Walker. (Communio 37. Fall 2010).
  
• Aidan Nichols: The Ordinariates, the Pope, and the Liturgy (Part I) | (Part II) - Fr. Aidan Nichols' address to the Anglicanorum Coetibus conference in Canada (March 24-26, 2011).
  
• The Pontificate Of Continuity , by R.R. Reno. (First Things' "On The Square" December 9, 2010).
  
• The Truth about The Pope: and Why It Matters. Interview with Dr. Tracey Rowland. (Ignatius Insight October 15, 2010).
  
• "Where Truth and Beauty Meet": Understanding Benedict, by Eamon Duffy (The Tablet August 14, 2010).
  
• Ratzinger the Romantic, by Tracey Rowland. The Tablet July 10, 2010. [PDF format]
  
• Music as Witness to the Faith: Benedict on Beethoven and Pärt Daniel B. Gallagher. Ignatius Insight October 12, 2010.
  
• Pope Benedict XVI: Theologian of the Bible, by Fr. Joseph T. Lienhard, S.J. This talk was the 15th Annual Peter Richard Kenrick Lecture, delivered at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, on March 18, 2010. (Homiletic and Pastoral Review)
  
• "What a theologian-pope tells theology: Part I (1/25/10) | Part II (1/26/10) -- a conversation with Zenit's Mirko Testa and Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, president of the Italian bishops' Commission for the Doctrine of the Faith, Proclamation and Catechesis, on Benedict XVI's recent commentaries on theology.
  
• Pope Benedict on Capitalism, Marxism and Globalization, by Joseph Anthony Burke (Ave Maria University). The Catholic Social Science Review 14 (2009): 167-191.
  
• Regarding Pope Benedict XVI's Address on Biblical Exegesis and Theology of 14 October 2008, by John F. McCarthy. Living Tradition (No. 143 - Nov 2009)
  
• Benedict’s high risk strategy: Benedict XVI and the Lefebvrists, by Robert Mickens. The Tablet January 31, 2009.
  
• Religion Within Reason: Pope Benedict’s Critique of Islam, by Mark Gould. Policy Review Dec 07 / Jan 08.
  
• "The Conscience of Our Age" - Interview with Father Twomey, retired professor of moral theology at the Pontifical University of St. Patrick's College, in Maynooth, and author of Pope Benedict XVI: The Conscience of Our Age.
  
• "Moving Away from Religion Toward Christianity" - Interview With John Kenney, an Augustinian Scholar, on Benedict's pontificate. Zenit News. June 19, 2007.
  
• The real Ratzinger revealed, by John Allen, Jr. The Tablet April 14, 2007.
  
• Public Reason and the Truth of Christianity in the Teachings of Benedict XVI , by Bishop Giampaolo Crepaldi, secretary of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and the director of the Cardinal Van Thuân International Observatory. March 10, 2007.
  
• Benedict XVI on the Path to Peace (Part 1); Part II - interview with Paolo Carozza, law professor at the University of Notre Dame and a member of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. (Zenit News January 8, 2007).
  
• Benedict XVI and the newness of Christianity: Reflections of an Anglican, by John Milbank. Traces January 4, 2007.
  
• The Passion of the Pope, by David Van Biema & Jeff Israely. Time Nov. 19, 2006.
  
• Reconstruction of a Global Crisis: How the Pope Angered the Muslim World, by Alexander Smoltczyk in Rome. Der Spiegel Nov. 24, 2006.
  
• Intellectual Charity: On Benedict XVI and the Canadian Bishops, by Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. Ignatius Insight Oct. 2, 2006.
  
• "It seemed the end of the line. And instead . . ." - The Story of Joseph Ratzinger 1969-1977. 30 Giorni August 2006.
  
• War "no good to anyone" - The words of a Pacifist Pope? Against The Grain [blog] August 19, 2006.
  
• Benedict’s Priorities, by James Maldonado-Berry. Catholic Exchange July 22, 2006.
  
• 8 Keys to Reading Ratzinger's Work, by Archbishop Bruno Forte of Chieti-Vasto, a member of the International Theological Commission. Zenit News, June 25, 2006.
  
• The Church and the Secular Establishment: A Philosophical Dialog between Joseph Ratzinger and Jürgen Habermas, by Virgil Nemoianu. [.pdf format] LOGOS: Journal of Catholic Thought and Culture Vol 9:2 Spring 2006.
  
• Pope or Heretic? An Evaluation of Benedict XVI, by Jacob Michael of LumenGentleman Apologetics. June 2006.
  
• Pope Benedict XVI, Auschwitz, and the Nature of Anti-Semitism Against The Grain [blog] May 30, 2006.
  
• America: Benedict the abbot? – Pope’s focus on community, freedom in Christ By Christopher Ruddy. America Vol. 194 No. 19. May 29, 2006.
  
• Even the Pope has Rights: The Vatican and Copyright Privileges, by Philip F. Lawler. Ignatius Insight May 2006.
  
• Meekness and courage of the Pope in Poland: Benedict XVI in the land of Karol Wojtyla, by Marco Tosatti. 30 Giorni [30 Days] May 2006.
  
• The Story of Joseph Ratzinger: "The difficult years", by Gianni Valente (in collaboration with Pierluca Azzaro). 30 Giorni [30 Days] May 2006.
  
• Pope Benedict XVI on 'Church & State'. Against The Grain [blog] April 28, 2006. (Compilation and commentary on Benedict XVI's thought on the subject).
  
• Benedict XVI and Islam, by Samir Khalil Samir, SJ. AsiaNews.it April 26, 2006.
  
• Benedict XVI, One Year Later: What’s New, by Sandro Magister. www.Chiesa April 18, 2006.
  
• Pope Benedict XVI, Mozart and the Quest of Beauty, AD2000 Vol 19 No 3 (April 2006).
  
• "Tradition and freedom: the lectures of the young Joseph", by Gianni Valente. 30 Giorni [30 Days] March 2006, on "the first years of Professor Ratzinger’s teaching in Bonn and Münster, as remembered by his students".
  
• The Politician and the Pope, by Pranay Gupte. The New York Sun February 8, 2006.
  
• "On Reading the Pope": Part I, by Fr. James V. Schall, S.J. Ignatius Insight January 19, 2006.
  "On Reading the Pope": Part II - Ignatius Insight January 20, 2006.
  
• Freedom Without Roots: The predicament of Western liberalism and the teaching of Pope Benedict XVI. A discussion on the occasion of the publication in the U.S. of Without Roots, by Joseph Ratzinger and Marcello Pera. Speech by David Schindler - Dean of John Paul II Institute and Editor in Chief, Communio.
  
• From Ratzinger to Benedict, by Avery Cardinal Dulles. First Things 160 (February 2006): 24-29.
  
• Pope Benedict XVI: The Mind of the Man, Fr. Joseph Fessio reflects on his teacher (interview with Sandy Lender). Saint Austin Review Nov/Dec. 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI and the ‘True Time’ of Vatican II, by Randy Boyagoda. Crisis November 8, 2005.
  
• Morality, Economics and the Market in the Thought of Benedict XVI, by Dr. Samuel Gregg. Economic Affairs, Vol. 25, No. 3, pp. 52-54, September 2005.
• The Monk under the Mitre, by Austen Ivereigh. Godspy.com. [Reprint from The Catholic Herald] Sept. 9, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI and Catholic-Muslim Relations interview with Fr. Daniel Madigan, consultor for relations with Muslims of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Zenit. Sept. 16, 2005.
  
• The Monk under the Mitre, by Austen Ivereigh. Godspy.com. [Reprint from The Catholic Herald] Sept. 9, 2005.
  
• Morality, Economics and the Market in the Thought of Benedict XVI, by Samuel Gregg. Economic Affairs, (2005-09-01) [.pdf format]
  
• Evaluation of Benedict XVI's Visit to Cologne Zenit interview with French Journalist Jean-Marie Guénois. August 22, 2005.
  
• 2 Tell of Their Lunch With the Pope Zenit. Interviews with Lubica Jovanovic, 19, and Johnny Bassous, 20, on their World Youth Day lunch with Benedict XVI. August 20, 2005.
  
• Benedict and World Youth Day: Becoming Adults in Christ, by Kishore Jayabalan. director of Acton Institute’s Rome office, which is officially known as Istituto Acton. August 17, 2005.
  
• On Benedict XVI's 100 Days, Interview with Marco Tosatti of La Stampa and author of the Italian The Dictionary of Pope Ratzinger: Guide to the Pontificate. July 27, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI, Thomism, and Liberal Culture: Tracey Rowland on the Church's Response to Modernity [Interview with Zenit.org.]. July 24/25, 2005. Part I; Part II.
  
• After 100 Days, It's Clear That New Pope Is A Friend of the Jews, by Rabbi Gary Bretton-Granatoor, Director of Interfaith Affairs of the Anti-Defamation League. July 15, 2005.
  
• The Pope and the Pussycats, by Sandy Robbins. MSNBC. July 13, 2005. [on Benedict's love for cats].
  
• Many Ratzinger critics warming up to soft-spoken Pope Benedict Catholic News Agency. July 6, 2005.
  
• No Prophet In His Own Land: Reflections on Benedict XVI, by Alice von Hildebrand. Crisis July 4, 2005.
  
• Father John Corapi on the Eucharist and Benedict XVI Zenit interview with EWTN preacher. July 3, 2005.
  
• What a Biographer of Joseph Ratzinger Is Expecting. Interview with Pablo Blanco, author of Joseph Ratzinger. Una biografia (Joseph Ratzinger: A Biography), published by Eunsa. June 27, 2005.
  
• Pope Benedict XVI and Liturgical Reform, by Dom Alcuin Reed. AD2000 Vol 18 No 5 (June 2005), p. 9.
  
• Eucharist in the Pontificate of Benedict XVI Interview with Scott Hahn on the New Pope's Potential Revival. Zenit. June 12, 2005.
  
• Not many sound bites: New pope's discourses defy simplistic headlines, by John Thavis. Catholic News Service, June 10, 2005.
  
• "Remarkable Gentleness, Combined With a Keen Intellectual Curiosity". Zenit interview with Fr. Richard J. Neuhaus. June 6, 2005.
  
• Pope Benedict's Theological Vision, by Joseph A. Komonchak. Commonweal June 3, 2005 / Volume CXXXII, Number 11.
  
• The Pope and the Timeliness of St. Benedict's Rule - Zenit interview With Father Notker Wolf, Abbot Primate of the Confederated Benedictines. May 31, 2005.
  
• "I Don't Think Benedict XVI's 'Program' Is to Combat Relativism" Interview With Journalist Andrea Tornielli of Il Giornale. May 22, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI: A Co-Worker of the Truth, by Adrian Walker. GodSpy.com. May 16, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI's Commitment to Faith and Reason in Universities Timothy O'Donnell on New Pope's Mission in Academia. Zenit. May 16, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI As Known by Co-worker Zenit interview with Father Augustine Di Noia. May 15, 2005.
  
• Theologians reflect on Pope Benedict XVI's theology, by Jerry Filteau. May 6, 2005.
  
• 'A Beautiful Personality': The Pontificate of Benedict XVI Begins Interview with Father Augustine Dinoia. National Catholic Register May 1-8, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI's Quest for Unity: New Pope Reaches Out to Other Churches and Religions Zenit. April 30, 2005.
  
• Not a transitional pope: Benedict may surprise, by John Allen, Jr. National Catholic Reporter April 29, 2005.
  
• The "Reform of the Reform" Has Already Begun, by Sandro Magister. www.Chiesa. April 29, 2005.
  
• Worshipping at the Feet of the Lord: Benedict XVI and the Liturgy, by Anthony E. Clark, Ph.D. April 28, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI, a Lover of Nature and Sports. Zenit interview With Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone. April 25, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI Prayed That Someone Else Be Elected. Zenit. April 25, 2005.
  
• Mary Ann Glendon: Expect Great Things From Benedict XVI. Interview With President of Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences. April 24, 2005.
  
• The Real Ratzinger: The Lover of Lovers, by Anthony & Marta Valle. Inside the Vatican April 24, 2005.
  
• Lorenzo Albacete on Pope Benedict XVI and the Future of the Church, interview with Charlie Rose. April 22, 2005.
  
• True Liberalism, by Rev. Robert Sirico. Acton Institute. April 21, 2005.
  
• Light in a New Dark Age: Pope Benedict XVI -- The Man and the Mission, by George Weigel. Wall Street Journal April 21, 2005.
  
• Reflections on Benedict XVI | An Interview with Fr. Joseph Fessio, SJ. Father Joseph Fessio's answers to a series of questions posed by IgnatiusInsight.com's Valerie Schmalz about Pope Benedict XVI. They were answered on April 21, 2005.
  
• "Benedict XVI A theologian succeeds a philosopher at the Vatican, by Kenneth L. Woodward. Wall Street Journal April 20, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI and Freedom, by Alejandro Chaufen. Acton Institute. April 20, 2005.
  
• Benedict XVI's Primary Commitment: Christian Unity. Zenit. April 20, 2005.
  
• Vittorio Messori on the Myth and Reality of Joseph Ratzinger. Zenit. April 20, 2005.
  
• "A Very Humble, Personable Man" Archbishop Conti, and Others, on the New Pope. Zenit. April 19, 2005.
• The Mind of Benedict XVI, by D. Vincent Twomey. Claremont Review of Books Fall 2005.