The problem with asserting that Vatican II was a break from the past implies, for some people, a ruptured Magisterium.
Fr. Jean-Michel Gleize, professor of ecclesiology at the Seminary in Ecône, frames the problem in terms of a false dilemma: More…
Tag Archives: Vatican II
If You Want to Keep Your Tradition, Then You Must Keep Your Balance 23
Welcome to the “real world,” Kid.
When most americans hear the word tradition, here is what immediately comes to mind: More…
New Evangelization — This Is for You 5
Faith…
“… is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade” — Mark 4:31-32 More…
Ecumenism or You-Come-In-Ism? 9
Aggiornamento! — Hold That Thought… 15
If you thought aggiornamento was gourmet fettucini with peas, think again.
If you thought aggiornamento meant ditching the religious habit, not so fast!
Ever Increasing Vigor in the True Spirit of Vatican II 12
The source and summit of our faith
It is widely assumed that the main goal of the Second Vatican Council was liturgical reform. Although that supposition is not entirely true, it is not entirely false, either. As in all things, Context is key.
To be sure, the four main goals of the Council, namely: More…
4 Main Goals of Vatican II 25
I was born the first, so-called, “cradle Catholic” in my family, into a Church of reform. My earliest church-going memories involve images of burlap banners, kumbaya bands singing “Sound of Silence” and “Blowin’ in the Wind” (offertory hymns), and bad, bad architecture. More…
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