The Mystery of the Church: ‘Lumen Gentium,’ 60 Years Later
COMMENTARY: The Second Vatican Council was a key moment for rediscovering the profound truth of the Church’s identity.
COMMENTARY: The Second Vatican Council was a key moment for rediscovering the profound truth of the Church’s identity.
Pope Benedict XVI spoke about the document several times during his pontificate
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.
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