The Spirit of Vatican II: Then and Now

A Colloquium Celebrating the 50^th Anniversary of the Opening of the Second Vatican Council

 September 20, 2012

Loyola University Chicago
Information Commons, 4^th Floor
1032 W Sheridan Road
Chicago, IL 60660

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council of the Roman Catholic Church. The decisions made and documents approved over the four years of Vatican II profoundly altered the Roman Catholic Church, making it the most significant church event of the 20th century.

For those living after the Council, Roman Catholic life and thought changed dramatically, from the language and structure of the Sunday liturgy, to greater attention on Scripture, from increased lay involvement in the Church, to a new understanding of the Church itself.

To note the 50th anniversary, Loyola University Chicago’s Joan and Bill Hank Center for the Catholic Intellectual Heritage will present a day-long colloquium where prominent scholars will present and discuss the living legacy of Vatican II, addressing topics such as ecclesiology, women in the Church, Scripture, and current Council historiography.

Colloquium Program

Session One

9:00 a.m. Colloquium Welcome
                Moderator: Dr. Tisha Rajendra, Loyola University Chicago

9:10 a.m. Introduction to Rev. Joseph Komonchak, S.T.L., Ph.D. 
Professor Emeritus of Theology and Religious Studies, The Catholic University of America

9:15 a.m. Dr. Joseph Komonchak Presentation:
Two Witnesses of the Council: the Diaries of Yves Congar and Henri de Lubac

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9:55 a.m. Response by Dr. Jon Nilson, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago
 
10:10 a.m. Floor Discussion

10:25 a.m. Break
                  Moderator: Dr. Colby H. Dickinson, Loyola University Chicago

10:30 a.m. Introduction to Dr. Susan Ross, Chair of Theology Department, Loyola University Chicago

10:35 a.m. Dr. Susan Ross Presentation:
Joys and Hopes, Griefs and Anxieties: Catholic Women Since Vatican II

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11:20 a.m. Response by  Dr. LaReine-Marie Mosely, SND,  Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago  

11:35 a.m. Floor Discussion

12:00 p.m. Lunch Break

Session Two

1:15 p.m. Moderator: Dr. Bret Lewis
                Introduction to Rev. Jared Wicks, S.J., scholar-in-residence at the Josephinum Seminary
                
1:20 p.m. Dr. Jared Wicks, S.J. Presentation:
Bea’s Unity Secretariat: Engine of Renewal at Vatican II

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2:00 p.m. Response by Rev. Peter Bernardi, S.J., Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago

2:15 p.m. Floor Discussion

2:30 p.m. Break

2:35 p.m. Moderator: Dr. Michael Murphy, Loyola University Chicago
                Introduction to Dr. Pauline Viviano, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago

2:40 p.m. Dr. Pauline Viviano Presentation:
Is There “Nothing New Under the Sun?”: Biblical Interpretation in Post-Vatican II Church

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3:25 p.m. Response by Dr. Robert A. Di Vito, Department of Theology, Loyola University Chicago

3:40 p.m. Floor Discussion

4:00 p.m. Open Roundtable Discussion with Presenters

5:15 p.m. Mass at Madonna della Strada Chapel, Lake Shore Campus, Loyola University Chicago

 

Sponsored in part by
The Joan and Bill Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage
Office of Mission and Identity, Office of the President

For more information please email: catheritage@luc.edu or call 773 508 3820