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Remembering Vatican II

Diversity of council fathers foreshadowed epochal transition

Wednesday, January 30, 20130370 There 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...

Remembering Vatican II

Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity

Wednesday, January 30, 20130359 Major documents of the Second Vatican Ecumenical Council originated as grass roots movements that were brought to fruition by the Council.

Remembering Vatican II

Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation

Wednesday, January 30, 20130237 Fifty 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...

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Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy

Wednesday, January 30, 20130254 For 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...

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The Dallas Connection: Albert Outler, dean of observers

Wednesday, January 30, 20130382 Belgian Cardinal Leo Suenans, one of the presidents of the Second Vatican Council, spoke frequently about “surprises of the spirit,” of which there were many...

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Vatican II foundational document

Wednesday, January 30, 20130286 Of 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...

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Vatican II: Fifty Years Later