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A question for opponents of Traditionis Custodes

If a future pope rolled back the 20th century liturgical reforms, would they allow pluralism for the reformed rites?

Original footage from Vatican II enlivens film from CNS

November 17, 2022 Rita Ferrone Church Reform Vatican II

Pray Tell celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.

Book Review: An Ecumenical Priesthood

November 9, 2022 Other Voices Brief Book Review Church Reform Ecumenism Liturgical Movement Lutheran Liturgy Ordained Ministry Recently Published Books Vatican II

“Rinderknecht has done us all a great service here both in his lucid translation and thoughtful commentary. This is a little sign of ecumenical spring.”

David Gibson Responds to Ross Douthat on Vatican II

October 25, 2022 Editor Vatican II

“[Douthat] would do well to read almost any good church historian”

And Because I am Good for Nothing: Some Notes on the Capacity of the Faithful

October 24, 2022 Ingrid Fischer Vatican II

Sixty years after the opening of the Council, it would be time to get serious about the fact that the baptized are not just to go “to church” on Sundays.

From the Wires: Does the Reformed Mass betray Vatican II?

October 19, 2022 Other Voices Vatican II

Retracing old ground is painstaking and often frustrating to do when only one side of the story is easily available on the internet. I have learned this the hard way. Thankfully, more and more Catholics who accept the conciliar reforms are taking notice of the dominance of traditionalist narratives on the web and are beginning to respond.

The Council Daybook, October 11, 1962

October 11, 2022 Katharine E. Harmon Pope Francis Vatican II

We are invited to find unity within our Western Church, as sons and daughters of Peter, and with all Christians, as daughters and sons of Mary.

Encountering Vatican II: Living into the Council with Francis

October 5, 2022 Rita Ferrone Conferences / Workshops / Meetings Vatican II

In this series, scholars from across the country will come to St. Ignatius Church, inviting us to encounter the principal documents of the Council (i.e., the four major “Constitutions”) in a new way.

From the Wires: Traditionalist Flights of Fancy

September 5, 2022 Other Voices Church Reform DDW / Holy See Pope Benedict XVI Pope Francis Vatican II

“It’s long past time that Catholics of all stripes came together to work through the issues that divide us. But it will never happen without a dose of realism.”