
The Liturgy Debate of Vatican II: A Look Back
COMMENTARY: Sixty years later, ‘Sacrosanctum Concilium’ remains a vital reference point.
COMMENTARY: Sixty years later, ‘Sacrosanctum Concilium’ remains a vital reference point.
COMMENTARY: Now is the time to once again return to the actual conciliar texts, and those of Pope John Paul II and Pope Benedict XVI, in order to expose the capitulation to the spirit of the age.
COMMENTARY: To fully understand the Second Vatican Council, it is necessary to examine the earliest stage of its preparation
COMMENTARY: The Feb. 21 Roche Rescript violates both the letter and the spirit of what Lumen Gentium taught.
COMMENTARY: In revealing his plan to a group gathered at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls on Jan. 25, 1959, the Pope expressed a firm conviction that his idea for an ecumenical council came from the Holy Spirit.
The noted French philosopher, who rubbed shoulders with the future pope in the years following Vatican II, discusses the main aspects of his legacy as well as misunderstandings surrounding his thought and work.
What were the high and low points of 2022? What developments will continue into 2023 — and beyond? And what New Year’s resolution should the whole Church make?
COMMENTARY: By applying a materialist instead of personal analysis of Vatican II, it may be the Catholic columnist who’s committing the error of making Catholic realities too simplistic.
Pope St. John XXIII’s opening address, ‘Gaudet Mater Ecclesia,’ remains one of the best ways to understand the importance of the Second Vatican Council as a whole.
‘In reality, a new council proved to be not only meaningful, but necessary. For the first time, the question of a theology of religions had shown itself in its radicality...’
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