Pastor Column: Dante

From the bulletin of July 11, 2021      After a long hiatus, I’d like to return to our journey through the writings of various popes. You may remember that we last looked at Pope Benedict XV (1914-1922) and his encyclical on preaching the Word of God. Today, we’ll take a look at a timely letter of his on the famous poet Dante Aligheri.      Dante was an Italian poet who lived 1265-1321. He is most famous for a long epic poem called The Divine Comedy. It consisted of three parts: The Inferno, The Purgatorio, and The Paradiso. It is a...Read More