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…...

Dr. Schreck explores the Council's decrees on the Church's relationship to non-Christian religions (Nostra Aetate) and on the Church's missionary activity (Ad gentes divinitus). He talks about how…...

Dr. Schreck talks about how the restoration of unity among Christians, or ecumenism, was a priority for Pope St. John XXIII in calling the Second Vatican Council.  As…...

Dr. Schreck presents the teaching of the Second Vatican Council on the means of social communication, or the media.  He talks about the moral principles of the media's…...

Dr. Schreck highlights the second part of Vatican II's Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, or Gaudium et Spes, and discusses the Church's teaching on…...

What does the Church offer to individuals and society?  And what does the modern world contribute to the Church?  Dr. Schreck discusses chapter 4 of Gaudium et Spes…...

What is a Christian’s role in promoting the common good?  Dr. Schreck continues discussing Gaudium et Spes and people’s role and responsibility in promoting the true welfare of…...

Dr. Schreck talks about the first chapter of Gaudium et Spes and how it presents God’s plan for promoting the dignity of each human person. He highlights how…...