A Catholic Approach to Relationships
Dr. Greg Bottaro
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Vatican II’s Dogmatic Constitution on the Church: Part 2
Dr. Alan Schreck continues to reflect on Lumen Gentium and addresses the question, “Who belongs to the Church?” He explores the Catholic Church’s relationship to other Christians and non-Christians. He also highlights the different vocations—the ordained, laity, and religious—as well as the universal call to holiness.
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.…...
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…...