Globally speaking, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel's more-or-less traditional lyrics (though there are variations) pretty well summed up pre-Vatican II Catholic understanding of the relationship of the New ...
Informed by their own experiences of Mass in various traditions and inflections ... Looking back to the pre-Vatican II world, there are many other traditions and practices that I would like ...
“The Way Forward: Pope Francis, Vatican II, and Synodality,” which took place March 3-4, brought together 80 participants—including cardinals, bishops, and other Catholic Church leaders, as well as ...
When Pope St. John XXIII opened the Second Vatican Council on Oct. 11, 1962, he expressed a confident trust that, “in the light of this Council,” the Church would gain in spiritual riches ...
Then came Vatican II (1962-1965). The council recommended a warm and fervent devotion to Mary ... In many places, Marian devotions (novena services or the rosary) were replaced by an evening Mass (a ...
Telling his fellow bishops not to fear offending him or others with their opinions is a departure from John Paul II who, contrary to the spirit of synodality, reasserted the church’s pre-Vatican II ...
I was about 10-years-old when the phrase "Vatican II" first came into my consciousness ... elementary school children during Sunday Mass. When I heard the priest say my mother's name, however ...
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