Today’s reading comes from the Gospel of Luke: So they drew near to the village to which they were going. He appeared to be going further, but they constrained him, saying, ‘Stay with us, for it is toward evening and the day is now far spent.’ So...
This is the question on every Catholic’s mind: when will I see white smoke? When will we have a new pope? I can’t tell you exactly—no one knows precisely when the ballots will be burned—but here are some good times to check the chimney:...
Today’s guest post is by Aric Nesheim, marketing specialist in the Catholic division. As the papal conclave fast approaches, many are wondering how it actually works. The conclave’s fascinating history shows how malleable the papal-election process...
1) For most of the papacy’s history, popes were elected by the clergy and people of Rome through some form of acclamation. Over time, the role of the laity and the non-cardinal clergy was gradually reduced, but the possibility of the cardinals...
. . . continued from Part III The Schism in the Church was first and foremost a schism in the College of Cardinals, a schism that lined up generally with the sides of the contemporary Hundred Years War between England and France. Once there were...
. . . continued from Part II III. The Crisis of the Late Middle Ages—the Resignations of Celestine V and Gregory XII The High and Late Middle Ages, from about 1140 to about 1378, are sometimes called the period of papal monarchy. During this time...
. . . continued from Part I II. The Crisis of the Eleventh Century—the Resignations of Benedict IX and Gregory VI The second period in which we see papal resignations is the mid–eleventh century. In the ninth century, the papacy had separated...
Pope Benedict XVI’s announcement that he intends to resign from the Chair of Saint Peter has rightfully sent shock waves through the Church. It is an epochal development. This is so not just because papal resignations are rare, but because this time...
Today’s guest post is by Brandon Rappuhn, a Logos marketing copywriter. I am the light of the world; whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.—John 8:12 Juan de Yepes y Álvarez followed Teresa Sánchez de Cepeda y...
Since the introduction of Logos 4, we’ve been developing an infrastructure for intelligent topical searching that’s now starting to pay off in Logos 5’s powerful, easy-to-use features. The foremost of these is the new Topic Guide. Open a Topic Guide...
Today’s guest post is by Brandon Rappuhn, a Logos marketing copywriter. Tomorrow is All Saints’ Day, one of our Holy Days of Obligation—a day when we celebrate the martyrs and saints who suffered for Christ. I’ve heard it referred to as the “Easter...
Today’s guest post is by Greg Hoerter, manager of strategic partnerships for Catholic Products. Logos had the honor of taking part in another great Catholic men’s conference on Saturday, October 13, this time in Colorado Springs’ beautiful Rocky...
Tomorrow, October 11, marks the beginning of the Year of Faith. If you haven’t heard about the Year of Faith yet, jump back to Louis’ May blog post to learn how Logos is ideally equipped to answer the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s...