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.

Mgr George Stokes died on 27th April 2017.

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.