books
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Vatican II Collection: Gaudium et Spes
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World While other Vatican II documents focus on matters within the Church, Gaudium et Spes focus on the wider world. Its the longest document in this collection, so my notes are only a fraction of what’s discussed throughout. Gaudium et Spes is a call to preach the… Continue reading
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Vatican II Collection: Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium, or Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, is the document I most looked forward to reading: it covers the liturgy itself and its reformation. The number of practicing Catholics has dropped dramatically since Vatican II, including attending Mass at all. What happened? It begins with the most basic truth, that Christ is always present in… Continue reading
And they said to him, “Inquire of God, we pray thee, that we may know whether the journey on which we are setting out will succeed.”
And the priest said to them, “Go in peace. The journey on which you go is under the eye of the LORD.”
—Judges 18:5–6