Ageing brings intense prayer and awareness of judgement

Ageing brings intense prayer, awareness of judgment says Benedict

Tuesday, October 18th, 2016

Ageing brings intense prayer and awareness of judgement, says 89 year-old Emeritus Pope Benedict.

He says retirement has given him the gift of silence to enter more deeply into prayer, especially with the Psalms and the writings of early Church theologians.

He also says the approach of death makes his failings and God’s judgment a more pressing concern. Read more

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