Happy Birthday, Father Benedict!

Today is the 89th birthday of Father Benedict, once Pope Benedict XVI.

Happy birthday!

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.

If you have not read any of his books, what are you waiting for?

The most accessible place to start is probably Jesus of Nazareth. Start there – but don’t stop there.

I’ve often said that had I not already converted when I read his Introduction to Christianity, that book alone might have done it.

Although he has abdicated the Papacy, I sincerely hope that Father Benedict is continuing to write. At this point, I doubt that anything he does will be published until after his death. God willing, that will be many years from now.

Ad multos annos!

Fr Benedict’s 88th Birthday Party

(photos are from last year’s party)