A Catholic Approach to Relationships
Dr. Greg Bottaro
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Vatican II’s Decree on the Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life
Part of the Second Vatican Council’s overarching concern in presenting the Catholic Church’s nature and mission in our times was its teaching on religious and consecrated life. Dr. Schreck talks about the council’s decree on “The Appropriate Renewal of Religious Life,” or in Latin called “Perfectae Caritatis,” the perfection of charity.
Some have said the Second Vatican Council was the "Council of the Laity." Dr. Schreck talks about Apostolicam Actuositatem, the council's document that activated and broadened lay people's participation in…...
Dr. Schreck talks about the Second Vatican Council's decrees on Priestly Formation (Optatam Totius) and on the Ministry and Life of Priests (Presbyterorum Ordinis). The former emphasized the…...
The role of the bishop in the Catholic Church was one of the important topics taken up by the Council Fathers (who were bishops themselves) at the Second…...