A Church Led by Shepherds: Vatican II’s Blueprint for Bishops
COMMENTARY: The Council’s Decree ‘Christus Dominus’ is a vivid reminder of the meaning of the bishop’s pastoral role in the Catholic Church.
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Orientalium Ecclesiarum: How Vatican II Drew From Eastern Catholic Tradition
COMMENTARY: Approved on the same day as ‘Lumen Gentium’ and ‘Unitatis Redintegratio,’ ‘Orientalium Ecclesiarum’ manifests the Church’s veneration for the Eastern Catholic Churches and their ancient tradition.
Vatican II at 60: The Decree That Committed the Catholic Church to Christian Unity
COMMENTARY: The concern for unity among Christians, present from the very origins of the Church, took on particular force in the early 20th century in what has come to be known as the Ecumenical Movement.
Vatican II at 60: ‘Lumen Gentium’ Harks Back to Traditional Truths
COMMENTARY: Chapter 7 of Lumen Gentium presents the Council’s teaching on some essential aspects of the Church’s teaching: judgment, the souls in purgatory, and our union with the saints in heaven.
Is Pope Francis’ Papacy a Restoration of the Conflicts of the 1970s and 1980s?
COMMENTARY: The Holy Father’s recent nod to the late Jesuit Father Pedro Arrupe, the controversial Father General of his religious order during that tumultuous time, suggests the formative influence of long-ago events
Vatican II at 60: ‘Lumen Gentium’ Signaled a Historic Call to Live Holiness
COMMENTARY: In the fifth chapter of the dogmatic constitution, the Church solemnly proclaimed, for the first time, that all Christians are called to be saints.
‘Sacrosanctum Concilium’ and the Ongoing Need for Liturgical Reform
COMMENTARY: Does the Novus Ordo Missae fulfill the ultimate aims of the Second Vatican Council? And does it reflect the principles and directives put forward by the Council?
A Renewed Vision: Vatican II on the Church’s Hierarchy
COMMENTARY: Chapter 3 of ‘Lumen Gentium’ marked a renewed awareness of the vital significance of bishops, priests and deacons in the Church.
Penetrating the Mystery of the Diaconate
COMMENTARY: Although the Second Vatican Council restored the diaconate to its permanent place within the hierarchy, its roots stretch back to apostolic times.
Why Vatican II Called the Church the ‘People of God’
COMMENTARY: ‘People of God’ was an important way by which the Church could express herself as an institution rooted in the mystery of the Trinity, yet present and active in the world.
