From The Commission for Evangelisation and Formation Study days and Talks
Vatican II Talks
To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Second Vatican Council the Brentwood Commission for Evangelisation and Formation arranged a series of nine talks which illustrated the breadth of the work of the Council. The highly-experienced speakers offer a survey of the teaching of the Council and its impact. The talks are all available here:
The Four Pillars of Vatican II
Mgr George Stokes, ex-diocesan Director of Education, explores the four Constitutions of Vatican II: on the Church, Revelation, the Liturgy, and the Church in the Modern World.
Scripture and Tradition
Rev Dr Adrian Graffy, scripture scholar, author and Director of the Commission for Evangelisation and Formation, talks on the teaching of Vatican II on the Bible.
Ecumenism: an evaluation
Rev Dr David Chapman is heavily involved in ecumenical dialogue on behalf of the Methodist Church and discusses what the ecumenism promoted by Vatican II has achieved.
Towards Authentic Liturgy
Mgr David Manson, Vicar General, parish priest at Ingatestone and diocesan liturgist,considers Sacrosanctum Concilium and the development of the liturgy after Vatican II.
The Universal Call to Holiness
Michelle Moran, President of International Catholic Charismatic Renewal Services and founding member of the Sion Community, reveals the new movements and groups in the Vatican II church.
The Catholic Church and Freedom of Conscience
Fr Paul Keane, Catholic chaplain to Essex University and parish priest, tells the story of the Declaration on Religious Liberty, Dignitatis Humanae, and explores its repercussions.
Go and teach all nations!
Sr Bridget Tighe, of the Franciscan Missionaries of the Divine Motherhood, explains how the Decree on the Missionary Activity of the Church, Ad Gentes, gave new impetus to the Church’s mission.
Priest, Prophet and King
Fr Dominic Howarth, diocesan Director of Vocations and parish priest at Basildon, examines the deepening understanding of priesthood and personal vocation in the Vatican II church.
Vatican II and the Jews
Sr Margaret Shepherd, secretary to the Committee for Catholic – Jewish Relations, a Sister of Sion, shares the teaching of the Declaration Nostra Aetate, and asks what difference it has made.
Ecumenical Study Days
The Holy Land and its People
The Commission for Evangelisation and Formation offered two related Ecumenical Study Days when Sr Margaret Shepherd presented Milestones in Modern Jewish Catholic Relations in October of last year and Della Shenton DHS portrayed Jerusalem: the Spiritual Heart of the World this March. Both speakers shared their great passion and invited their respective audiences to reflect on these subjects in relationship with our Christian faith.
Della Shenton – Jerusalem: the Spiritual Heart of the World Part 1
Della Shenton – Jerusalem: the Spiritual Heart of the World – Pt 2
Della Shenton – Jerusalem: the Spiritual Heart of the World – Pt 3
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Sr Margaret Shepherd: Milestones in Modern Jewish Catholic Relations Pt 1
Sr Margaret Shepherd: Milestones in Modern Jewish Catholic Relations Pt 2
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Sr Margaret Shepherd: Milestones in Modern Jewish Catholic Relations Pt 3
18th Ecumenical Study Day: Rev Dr Adrian Graffy “Wrestling with Romans” – Part 1
Posted 17 June, 2014