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The restoration of the adult catechumenate is a fruit of the Second Vatican Council and one priest friend asked if I could recommend a short article that he could share with his OCIA class about what led up to the calling of Vatican II....
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Pope John’s life was given to make peace and to make the Gospel come alive in trying situations. He opened doors for the Popes who would follow him. ...
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Ever since the installation of Angelo Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker....
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His joviality and humor became legendary. Two examples suffice. One day he overheard some Italian women speaking of his appearance, saying that he was old, obese, and homely. Pope John turned and benignly observed: “You must remember that being pope is not exactly a beauty contest.”...
The restoration of the adult catechumenate is a fruit of the Second Vatican Council and one priest friend asked if I could recommend a short article that he could share with his OCIA class about what led up to the calling of Vatican II....
Pope John’s life was given to make peace and to make the Gospel come alive in trying situations. He opened doors for the Popes who would follow him. ...
Ever since the installation of Angelo Roncalli as Pope John XXIII in 1958, the successors of St. Peter have established a pattern: pope as disruptor, followed by pope as caretaker....