Table of Contents and Contributors

• Vatican II - Voice of the Church -  Home Page
• The Need for Vatican II
• Vatican II in Focus

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  • Preface to Vatican II in Focus
  • Renewal & Adaptation, by B.C. Butler
  • A Living Voice, by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
  • Vatican II - The Historical Context, by Arthur Wells
  • Discerning the Signs of the Times, Bishop Remi De Roo
  • Councils Through History, by Kevin Clarke & Arthur Wells
  • The Pull of God in a Godless Age, by Franz König
  • Bishop Butler - Apostle of Vatican II, by Arthur Wells
• About Vatican II
  • Preface to About Vatican II
  • Overviews of the Council
    • Voice from Austria, by Cardinal König Vatican II: the Highlight of My Life
    • Voice from England, by Bishop Butler The Second Vatican Council
    • Voice from Belgium, by Cardinal Suenens A Plan for the Whole Council
    • Voices from Canada, B. Daly & Bishop De Roo Even Greater Things
    • Voice from South Africa, by Archbishop Hurley Vatican II - Keeping the Dream Alive
  • Vatican II: Of Happy Memory - and Hope?  by Prof. Nicholas Lash   NEW April 2008
  • Commentary on "Of Happpy Memory & Hope?", by Arthur Wells      NEW April 2008
  • Who Was Who at Vatican II
    • The Popes of The Council
    • Council Fathers
    • The Theologians
  • Council Documents & Themes
    • Principal Themes of the Council
    • Diagram of the Documents
  • The Four Major Constitutions
    • On Revelation - Dei Verbum (Butler's Role in Dei Verbum)
    • On The Church - Lumen Gentium
    • The Liturgy - Sacrosanctum Concilium
    • Church in the Modern World - Gaudium et Spes
  • Christian Unity
    • Restoring Unity, by Dennis Rudd
    • Ecumenism, by Bishop B.C. Butler
    • Ecumenism vs Conversion, by Bishop B.C. Butler
    • Anglican Reactions, by Bishop B.C. Butler
    • Ut Unum Sint: a Resumé, by Father Robert D. Hamilton
    • Homily at Canterbury, by Pope John Paul II
    • Christian Unity, by Cardinal C.Murphy-O'Connor
    • Signs of Hope, by Cardinal C. Murphy-O'Connor
    • What Does it Mean to Be Ecumenical? by T. Ryan
    • Anglican - Roman Catholic Relations Since Vatican II, Sister Cecily Boulding
• About Bishop Butler
  • About Bishop Butler
  • Abbot of Downside, by Dom Daniel Rees
  • A Short Biography, by Dom Aidan Bellenger
  • Butler - A Portrait, by Valentine Rice
  • Butler - A Voice for Change, by Arthur Wells
  • Bishop Butler - A Personal Memoir, by Sister Anne Flood
  • Centenary Reflections, by Arthur Wells
  • Bishop Christopher Butler OSB, by John Hayes
  • In Memoriam Bishop Butler, Various Authors
• Butler Writes On Vatican II and Related Subjects
  • Preface to Bishop Butler's Writings
  • The Second Vatican Council, by B.C. Butler
  • The Church a Mystery, by B.C. Butler
  • Aggiornamento, by B.C. Butler
  • Joy in Believing, by B.C. Butler
  • Approaching a New Era, by B.C. Butler
  • The Meaning of Renewal, by B.C. Butler
  • Newman & The Second Vatican Council, by B.C. Butler
• Conscience & Authority
  • Preface to Conscience & Authority
  • Authority & Conscience, by A. Dulles
  • Letter to the Duke of Norfolk, from John Henry Newman
  • The Authority of Love, by B.C. Butler
  • Love and Law, by B.C. Butler
  • Authority - The Christian's Response, by B.C. Butler
  • Authority in the Church Today, by Arthur Wells
• Future Challenges
  • Preface on Future Challenges
  • Some Challenges Identified
  • My Vision for the Church of the Future, by Franz König
  • The Light shines in the Darkness, by Cardinal Dr. Franz König
  • Let the Spirit Breathe, by Cardinal Dr. Franz König

  Vatican II Symposium 2002

  • Introduction to the 2002 Vatican II Symposium
  • Opening Address, by Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor
  • Premonitions of Vatican II, by Dom Daniel Rees
  • Vatican II & the Bible, by Father Robert Murray
  • The Idea of The Church, by Father Paul McPartlan
  • Anglican - Roman Catholic Relations Since Vatican II, Sister Cecily Boulding
  • Council Reminscences, by Archbishop Denis Hurley
  • Experiences of a Council Father, by Bishop Remi De Roo
• Documents of Vatican II (on the Vatican website)
• Contents & Contributors
• Bibliography