Everybody knows that after Vatican II the Mass was translated into the local languages (the vernacular) of Catholics. Some may […]
When Latin went out of the Mass, Vatican II restored old practices to the liturgy Read Post »
Recently some epidemiologists (scholars who track the origins and growth of diseases) have suggested that the first possible recorded case
What Vatican II tells us about Aids Read Post »
If one talked about the “priesthood of all believers” or indeed the “priesthood of the laity” before 1965, Catholics would
The priesthood of the laity Read Post »
How many of us remember those Catholic missionary magazines of days gone by, with their stirring stories of fearless Fathers
A new vision: Everybody a missionary Read Post »
When we think of the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), it may seem strange to claim that it almost never happened.
Vatican II: Surprised by the Spirit Read Post »
BY ANTHONY EGAN SJ ‘The bishops met in Rome and then we had Mass in English.” This comment I heard
Vatican II in a nutshell Read Post »
CHRISTOLOGY: A Biblical, Historical, and Systematic Study of Jesus (2nd edition), by Gerald O’Collins SJ. Oxford University Press, 2009. 385pp
All you wanted to know about Jesus Read Post »
One of Pope Benedict’s greatest concerns is how the Church relates to an increasingly hostile secular world today. Fr ANTHONY
Pope Benedict XVI in modern society Read Post »
THE CHURCH AND SAME-SEX MARRIAGE, by Ron Nicolson. Cluster Publications, Pietermaritzburg. 2008. 74pp Reviewed by Anthony Egan SJ
Same-sex marriage and the church Read Post »
