Neighbor, how long has it been since you read Deus Caritas Est? Well, pardner, that’s too long.*

Last updated on: May 8, 2012 at 12:40 pm by Julie Davis

Neighbor, how long has it been since you read Deus Caritas Est? Well, pardner, that’s too long.* 2012-05-08T12:40:50-05:00 Julie Davis

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God Is Love–Deus Caritas Est: Encyclical Letter by Pope Benedict XVI

My rating: 5 of 5 stars

This was my third time through Pope Benedict’s brilliant first encyclical God Is Love. Our Catholic women’s book club read it for our May discussion.

Just reading the opening paragraphs made me remember what a wonderful piece of thinking and writing this is. And how brilliant Pope Benedict is at expressing not only the intellectual but also the heart of the matter. He also shows his practical side and that he is not isolated in an ivory tower but understands very well what it means to be human, craving the love of God and of our fellow men.

This is a piece I could recommend to everyone: atheists wanting to know the point of Christianity, non-Christians wanting to know the heart of the Gospel, Christians wanting to know more about Catholics and … more than anyone … to Catholics who need to be refreshed in their faith and reminded that love is the heart of God and the heart of our faith. What a powerful work by someone who thought so deeply and yet is able to communicate so well. Amazing.

I am so inspired that I plan to reread the two follow-up encyclicals that complete the trilogy of love, hope and charity.

** Thank you Wolf Brand Chili who, as most Texans remember, has long had their famous slogan, “Neighbor, how long has it been since you had a big, thick, steaming bowl of Wolf Brand Chili? Well, that’s too long!”*

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