Another significant document of the Second Vatican Council is Dei Verbum, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, promulgated on November 18, 1965, in the closing months of the final council session.
Category: Bishop Hying’s Columns
A look at Vatican II’s Lumen Gentium
One of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, articulates the origin, identity, nature, and mission of the Catholic Church.
Looking back at the Second Vatican Council
Angelo Cardinal Roncalli, the Patriarch of Venice, was elected pope on October 28, 1958, after the long reign of Pius XII, taking the name John XXIII.
Celebrating the Epiphany
This Sunday, we celebrate the magnificent feast of the Epiphany, the manifestation of God in Christ to the world, as represented by the visit of the mysterious Magi from the East.
The beauty of Christmas
One of my earliest Christmas memories is waking from a nap one afternoon and walking into the living room to see the Christmas tree for the first time, decorated and lit in all of its glory.
Jesus: History and fact
Luke’s Gospel contextualizes Jesus’ birth in its historical moment, mentioning in Chapter 2 that Caesar Augustus initiated the census which brought Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem and that Quirinius was governor of Syria.
Seeking silence this Advent
As we live these beautiful days of Advent, the Scripture readings and the liturgy present Mary to us in all of her spiritual power and meaning.
Being thankful for what you have
The less you have, the more you probably appreciate it. That may seem obvious, but remains a point worth pondering.
Go Make Disciples: The next phase
Since Pentecost Sunday of last year, our diocese has been fruitfully engaged in the Go Make Disciples evangelizing initiative, seeking the renewal of the Holy Spirit in the proclamation of the Gospel to the world.
Reflections on France pilgrimage
I was blessed to recently lead 40 pilgrims to the churches and shrines of France, a country which is a veritable treasure house of Catholicism.