Christina M | April 20, 2005
I admit, my first reaction to the announcment of our new Pope was one of confusion. Part of that confusion was simply that I had been so certain that this was the last man who could be elected Pope, so I didn’t really have any reaction ready. And part of it, I realize now, was […]
Christina M | April 19, 2005
Long live Pope Benedict XVI. I am curious to see what the papacy of Cardinal Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict, will hold. I must admit it’s with a bit of a bittersweet feeling that I see a Carmelite Pope replaced by one who takes the name Benedict. And I will admit that I felt absolutely certain […]
Christina M | April 10, 2005
The media are calling it a media blackout, but Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro-Valls has referred to the Cardinals’ period of media silence as a “‘period of silence and prayer’ ahead of the conclave gathering later this month, which itself will be shrouded in secrecy.” I’m not sure how any journalist could take offense at such […]
Christina M | April 8, 2005
At the funeral of Pope John Paul, while people outside waved banners reading “Santo Subito” (meaning “Sainthood at once”), Cardinal Ratzinger gave a homily with an image that I believe will stay with me as long as I live. “Recalling how the Pope had appeared at a window in the Vatican to bless believers on […]
Christina M | April 6, 2005
It is Wednesday evening, and the Holy Father, John Paul II, died last Saturday evening. Not that I’m telling you anything you haven’t already picked up from innumerable other sources, but then I’m not a journalist. I’m merely hoping to express some of the conflicting thoughts and emotions, some as yet unnamed, that have gone […]
Christina M | April 6, 2005
Some people refer to their spouses as the “other half.” Maybe I should call mine the “other foot.” I’d be less than properly biased if I didn’t stop and give a plug to Joel, who started his new blog yesterday. I don’t think it’s entirely bias on my part, though, when I say that he’s […]