Santa Clara University

Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University in Berkeley

Vatican II: Recalling Our Past, Looking To Our Future

Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Second Vatican Council

 
Vatican II: Recalling Our Past, Looking To Our Future
October 11, 2012 marks the 50th Anniversary of the opening of the Second Vatican Council.

In celebration of this significant anniversary, the theological faculties of the Department of Religious Studies at Santa Clara University, the Dominican School of Philosophy & Theology, and the Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University present: Vatican II: Recalling Our Past, Looking to Our Future.

 

Events planned for the next three years will provide opportunities to learn more about this important Council, and to celebrate the significance of its work for the life of the Church today.

 

Public Lectures Series

In the academic year 2012-2013, the commemoration will begin with a year-long series of public lectures by invited speakers from across the United States. Fr. Joseph Komonchak, Ph.D., will deliver the keynote,"Interpreting Vatican II." Mary Ann Donovan, S.C., Ph.D. and Arthur Holder, Ph.D. will explore Ecumenism. T. Howland Sanks, S.J., Ph.D. will discuss Collegiality and Synodal Governance. Each lecture will invite listeners to consider the implications of Vatican II for the Church today.

JST Vatican II Speakers Bureau

Speaker Request SurveyWe also invite you to explore the meaning of Vatican II in your parish, school or community. The JST Vatican II Speakers Bureau will provide your community with an informative and stimulating speaker. Members of the JST Speakers Bureau are knowledgeable and experienced in a variety of the issues addressed by the council. In order to coordinate a speaker, time and date for your lecture, please complete the Speaker Request Survey.

**We encourage you to post a link to our website on your parish or school website so that members of your community can easily locate information about commemoration events, the Public Lecture Series, and Vatican II.

 
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