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60th Anniversary of Vatican II
October 11th, 2022, was the 60th Anniversary of the opening of Vatican II. As the Church celebrated the 60th Anniversary, Pope Francis called for the church to “overcome all polarization and preserve our communion.” Full October 16, 2022 e-bulletin HERE
Vatican II Opened October 1962
Pope John XXIII officially opened the Second Vatican Council on 11 October 1962 during a solemn ceremony inside St. Peter’s Basilica, setting in motion a 4-year event which would see the Church open her doors to the world in a process of “updating” (in Italian: “aggiornamento”) for the contemporary age.
On Vatican II anniversary, Pope Francis urges unity
Pope Francis on Tuesday called for church unity during one of the most polarised periods in modern Catholic history, as he marked the 60th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council.
Euthanasia: Ethical Perspectives on Prolonging Life
The Catholic moral tradition and its articulation in modern Catholic Social Teaching (CST) not only forbids euthanasia (death through a lethal drug administered by a physician), it also excludes aggressive medical treatment in some cases. The secular discussion of the ethics of prolonging life tends toward two extremes: do everything…
Wisdom Wednesday | October 12th
Santa arrives on Labor Day or sooner. Easter eggs, before Christmas. Fireworks, before Easter. Welcome to a holiday version of Wisdom Wednesday. (And what about a new advertising image of Jesus, just in time for the Super Bowl?)