"Bundled with earlier speeches in Regensburg in 2006,
the Collège des Bernardins in Paris in 2008,
and Westminster Hall in London in 2010,
the Bundestag address completes a four-volume tour de force of papal reflection on faith, reason and democracy."
—John L. Allen, Jr.

"A morality that believes itself able to dispense with the technical knowledge of economic laws is not morality but moralism."
—Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, "Church and economy: Responsibility for the future of the world economy," Communio 13.3 (Fall 1986): 199–204. [PDF] [HTML]

Foreword: "Closer to my intention is the comparison with the theological treatise on the mysteries of the life of Jesus, presented in its classic form by Saint Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae (S. Th. III, qq. 27–59)."

Pope Addresses 5 Disputed Questions in New Book: The Pontiff proposes "non-negotiables"

Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church

"Money disappears, it becomes nothing. And thus all these things which seem to be real and upon which we can rely, are in fact of secondary importance. All human things, all things we can invent and create are finite. So too all human religious experiences are finite. They show only one aspect of reality, because our limited being understands only some parts, some elements. Only God is infinite and through him, his Word too is universal and knows no end. Only the Word of God is the foundation of all reality, stable like heaven. Therefore we must change our concept of reality. A realist is one who recognizes that the Word of God - this reality that appears so weak - is in fact the foundation of everything."
-- Pope Benedict XVI (Oct 6, 2008)

[The End by Michael Lewis] [The Quiet Coup] [The Worst and The Brightest]

"Biblical Interpretation in Crisis": The Erasmus Lecture

"Conscience and Truth": Presented at the 10th Workshop for Bishops

"Secularists for love of religion ": from Without Roots: Europe, Relativism, Christianity, Islam

"The Truth Makes Us Good and Goodness Is True": Benedict XVI's Planned Lecture at La Sapienza

"The Origins of Western Theology and the Roots of European Culture": Paris, Collège des Bernardins (Sept 12, 2008)

"The Word of God in the life and mission of the Church" (Oct 14, 2008)

The Pope visits America (April 15-21, 2008)

Pope Benedict XVI speaks to the United Nations

The Regensburg Lecture
Pope Benedict XVI (Sep 12, 2006)

On the Logos

"Truly Ratzinger at his best!"
Joseph Ratzinger, Eschatology: Death and Eternal Life, trans. Michael Waldstein (Washington, DC: Catholic Univ. of America Press, 1988), 178-181.