Vatican II

Biblical Illiteracy and Bible Babel

by George Weigel May 10, 2012

One of the disappointments of the post-Vatican II period has been the glacial pace of the growth in Catholic biblical literacy the Council hoped to inspire.  Why the slow-down? Several reasons suggest themselves.
The hegemony of the historical-critical method of…

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The Meaning of Mercy

by Marcellino D'Ambrosio, Ph.D. March 5, 2012

The following is Part 1 in a two-part article. For Part 2 go  here.
The Second Vatican Council taught us that the Eucharist is the “Source and Summit” of the Christian life.  Yet we must keep in mind that the…

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Vatican III? Where?

by George Weigel February 9, 2012

There are many good arguments against quickly convening a Third Vatican Council—a notion beloved of Catholics who occupy the portside cabins on the Barque of Peter.
The most obvious is that Catholicism has barely begun to digest the teaching of…

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The New Evangelization: Genuine Hope and Change

by Justin Aquila February 2, 2012

Since the opening of the Second Vatican Council, the Church around the world has spent five decades enduring vast changes, from liturgical reform to liturgical renewal, declining priestly and religious vocations, major political and social fluctuations, and demographic shifts from…

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Where is Ecumenism?

by Russell Shaw July 3, 2009

Two flawed interpretations of the ecumenical enterprise are disturbingly widespread among Catholics today. One is “progressive,” the other “traditionalist.” Both are wrong.
The progressive version goes like this. Fifty years ago, in the time of Pope John XXIII and Vatican…

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