Raniero Cantalamessa

Cardinal Raniero Cantalamessa (1934-) is an Italian Catholic priest of the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, author, and theologian. He has served as Preacher to the Papal Household under Popes John Paul II, Benedict XVI, and Francis.


Christianity doesn't begin by telling people what they must do, but what God has done for them. Gift comes before duty.

Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.