{"id":105375,"date":"2020-04-16T13:58:19","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T20:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/?p=105375"},"modified":"2020-04-16T13:59:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T20:59:38","slug":"happy-birthday-father-benedict-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thomryng.com\/amateurmonk\/happy-birthday-father-benedict-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday, Father Benedict!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

T<\/span>oday is the 93rd birthday<\/a> of Father Benedict<\/a>, once Pope Benedict XVI<\/a>. Happy birthday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Obviously, we don’t know how history will judge the life and works of Pope Benedict XVI. As for me, I think that in a century or so, he will be enrolled amongst the Doctors of the Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have not read any of his books, what are you waiting for?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most accessible place to start is probably Jesus of Nazareth<\/a>. Start there – but don’t stop there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve often said that had I not already converted when I read his Introduction to Christianity<\/a>, that book alone might have done it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ad multos annos!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Bavarian Beer for Fr Benedict’s 88th Birthday Party<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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