Realities of Parish Life
In recent months laymen have repeatedly been invited to voice their views and aspirations on the Ecumenical Council. Thus Francis Cardinal Koenig of Vienna, a member of the Central Preparatory...
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The Catholic Layman in America Today
The eminent American Catholic historian John Tracy Ellis, in evaluating the role of the laity on the eve of the Council, cautions against the dangers of anti-clericalism, which American Catholicism has...
View ArticleReligious Liberty
Over the years, perhaps no question has so exercised American Catholics as the relationship between Church and State. The question has been forced upon Catholics not only by non-Catholic s dubious...
View ArticleThe City of Rome Prepares
From the Eternal City, Michael Novak reports on the general atmosphere as the time for the Council gets closer: Rome sweltering hot this summer. Stepping out from the cool interior of St. Peter’s, one...
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First, the Liturgy
From the June 28, 1962 issue of Commonweal Magazine, a provocative call for liturgical reform by an organizer of the North American Liturgical Week recently held in Seattle in conjunction with the...
View ArticleThe Lesson of New Orleans
From the September 21, 1962 issue of Commonweal, a followup to the announcement by the archbishop of New Orleans that all the parochial schools of the archdiocese would be desegregated for the...
View ArticleAnniversary Analysis
In addition to the recent post on America’s special issue commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Council, there will no doubt be many more retrospectives in the media to come. For now, check out the...
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The Death of Pope John
There many explanations why John XXIII had so unparalleled a number of individuals and different religious bodies praying for him in his last illness-why peoples of various religious persuasions...
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