Before Christianity is a rule or a mission, it is a love story.
Too many people experience Christianity as obligation, guilt, or ideology. But Pope Benedict XVI reminded us that at the center of it all is this truth: God is love—and everything else flows from that. The Church exists to bear witness to this love, and to help human love become what it was meant to be.
This page explores divine love—eros, agape, and the Church’s mission—through the writings of Pope Benedict, reflections on Scripture, and honest questions about why Catholicism can sometimes feel cold or rule-bound. At the center is a call to return to the first love that changes everything.
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Why Does Christianity Feel Like It’s All About Rules?
Tackles the honest frustration many feel—and reframes the commandments as invitations rooted in love.
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Why the Church Seems So Strict
Unpacks the tension between the Church’s moral teachings and her call to mercy—through the lens of love and freedom.
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Deus Caritas Est Summary
A summary and reflection on Benedict’s first encyclical: God is Love. Explores eros, agape, and what true Christian love looks like.
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God Loved Us First – Implications
Explores the radical claim that God initiates love—not us—and what that means for identity, prayer, and mercy.
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Why John 3:16 Still Matters
A fresh look at the verse everyone knows—but few truly absorb. What does it mean that God so loved the world?
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Spe Salvi 47
A meditation on suffering, salvation, and hope—featuring one of Benedict’s most beautiful and personal passages.
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Seized by Christ 