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 »
