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The parish features in the February/March edition of the diocesan magazine.
Features
Stories and features about parish life and faith
Summing up
As we come to the end of our historical survey, it is time to do some summing up. The idea of priesthood has gone through many changes in the course of human history, and there are tensions between the different interpretations.
Vatican II
The Second Vatican Council (1962-5), Blessed Pope John XXIII’s “flinging open the windows to let in some fresh air”, sought to redress the balance, especially by looking again at the Scriptures and at the whole history of the Church.
John Henry Newman
In the 19th Century the Church and the world both pulled apart, and drew together. At the same time, some in the Church were taking stock of their historic roots in order to engage better with the modern world. A leading light among these is John Henry Cardinal Newman.
The Romantic Movement
The 19th century was the great age of the so-called ‘Romantic movement’, re-establishing the link between humanity and nature, which was seen to be broken by the Industrial Revolution.
Jesuits vs Dominicans
The French clergy were passive witnesses of the most vitriolic debate on the subject of God’s Grace between the Jesuits and the Dominicans
The Blessed Sacrament
In the 17th century, the new St Peter’s was completed, including Bernini’s Sacrament Chapel, where the ornate tabernacle replicated the “Little Temple” on the Esquiline Hill, on the site of the Apostle’s martyrdom.
Through Joseph and Mary to forgiveness in Jesus Christ
Penitental Service for Advent 2009 – “Joseph! More valiant than David and wiser than Solomon” [St. Francis de Sales]
The Council of Trent
The Council Fathers took fright at Luther’s belief that the priesthood was a service rather than an ‘indelible mark’, and could not bring itself to say that it is in both.