Saint Paul by Pope Benedict XVIMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
As with many of the other collections of Pope Benedict's homilies, these are brilliant for simply explaining many basic concepts of the faith through the lens of the great people who have gone before us. In this case, of course, it is St. Paul and his conversion, life, and letters (which became much of the New Testament). Benedict keeps our personal involvement by continually relating all this to each reader and our struggles to live a Christian life in modern days. Being as this is about Paul, these homilies are a bit denser than some others (such as holy women, for example), but Pope Benedict is an expert at making them understandable and accessible.
I'm re-reading it now: brilliant, accessible, and most quotable.
ReplyDeleteIs it my imagination, or does our blessed Papa write two or three books a year? How does he have the time to write so much. Bless his brilliant heart.
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