Wednesday, January 30, 20130370There had never been anything to compare to the great gathering of bishops in Rome for the opening of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council in October 1962. More than...
Wednesday, January 30, 20130359Major documents of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council originated as grass roots movements that were brought to fruition by the Council.
Ask the average Catholic “How did the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council affect the Church?” and the responses will include: “Mass began to be said in English.”,...Remembering Vatican II
Unlike the other 15 documents produced by the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council, which stemmed from suggestions sent to the preparatory commission by bishops and...Remembering Vatican II
In an interview in 1967, Bishop Thomas K. Gorman, who participated in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council, shared some of his thoughts on the event. Unlike...
Wednesday, January 30, 20130237Fifty years ago if a Catholic family had a Bible, it was probably large, sitting on a table, used to record births, marriages and deaths and preserve memorial cards, but...
Wednesday, January 30, 20130254For many, if not most, Catholics the Mass is the touchstone of their faith. It is the external sign of being a good Catholic. Participation in the liturgy is more than...
Wednesday, January 30, 20130382Belgian Cardinal Leo Suenans, one of the presidents of the Second Vatican Council, spoke frequently about “surprises of the spirit,” of which there were many...
Wednesday, January 30, 20130286Of the 16 documents generated by the Council, the foundational or seminal document is the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium, the Light of the World); it...