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One significant
achievement of the Council was its treatment of
collegiality in the church. But the work of the
Council on collegiality remains unfinished. Last
April, Georgetown University Law Center and Woodstock
jointly sponsored a meeting of the Peter
and Paul Seminar, convened by Ladislas Orsy, S.J.,
professor at the Georgetown University Law Center.
Father Orsy helps us understand what collegiality
means and how it is an important part of the process
of renewal initiated by the Council.
Another stunning way in which the Council opened the
way for a new era of relations between the People of
God and the modern world was the Declaration on
Religious Freedom. The great argument that people have
the human right to worship God according to the
dictates of their conscience was a historical
breakthrough in the church. John Courtney Murray, S.J.,
played an important role in the drafting of the
Declaration. In this issue, Woodstock fellow and head
of the Woodstock library, Leon Hooper, S.J., brings
fresh insights into Murray's
contribution to the Council.
Next, in "A
Chain of Theological Reflection," Woodstock
fellow William Bole reflects on the Catholic Campaign
for Human Development (CCHD) and how Woodstock has
related to it. CCHD is an important instance of how
the U.S. Catholic bishops have put the social
teachings of Vatican II into practice. This is our way
of celebrating the legacy of the Council's landmark
document on those teachings, Gaudium et Spes, the
Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern
World.
Another way of
celebrating Gaudium et Spes in these pages is to share
with you the latest Woodstock Forum, "Pierre
Teilhard de Chardin and his Relevance for Today."
I believe that Teilhard's evolutionary view of social
and cultural change did influence Vatican II -
indirectly, but powerfully, nonetheless. I am
convinced that if we pay attention to how this great
twentieth-century Catholic thinker relates his faith
to the science of evolution, we will be able to
approach many current social and political dilemmas
with more creative imagination.
Our "In Focus"
features the Woodstock
Library, where in our special collection we
proudly maintain some of the important scholarly works
and memorabilia of Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, S.J.,
and John Courtney Murray, S.J.
Finally, I ask you to
remember two wonderful friends of Woodstock who have
gone to the Lord during the past several months. One
is Mr. Otto Ruesch, husband of current member of the
Woodstock Board of Directors, Mrs. Jeanne Weaver
Ruesch. The other is Mrs. Anne Miskovsky, wife of
former chair of the Woodstock Board, Milan "Mike"
Miskovsky.
Gasper F. Lo
Biondo, S.J.
Director
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This issue's
features:
(articles from the March 2005
Woodstock Report)
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Developing
the Murray Heritage: Holding Up a
Theological "Icon" in the
Public Square, Leon
Hooper, S.J., reflects on the
contributions of John Courtney
Murray, S.J. to the Declaration of
Religious Freedom in the Second
Vatican Council.
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From
East L.A. to
Georgetown: A Chain of Theological
Reflection,
a look at the the
"Safe Passage" initiative in
East L.A. using contemplation and
theological reflection. |
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| "Peter
and Paul Seminar": The Unfinished
Work of Collegiality, an
interview with Ladislas Orsy, S.J.
on a seminar that brought together 60
Catholic lay leaders, clergy, and
religious for a discussion of
collegiality, or shared authority. |
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IN FOCUS:
Woodstock
Library - The "Secret" is
Getting Out, discusses
the rare treasures of the Woodstock
Theological Center Library collection. |
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Upcoming Woodstock Forum
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10 - Educating
DC Children: Perspectives from the Field: Please
join us for this Woodstock Forum which will be
held at the Washington
Jesuit Academy on Tuesday, May 10, 2005.
The moderator will be Rev. Raymond B. Kemp,
Senior Fellow at Woodstock. Panelists
are: John Butler, President,
Archbishop Carroll High School; Kaya
Henderson, Vice President, The New Teacher
Project (TNTP); Mary Anne Stanton,
Executive Director, of the Center City
Consortium of Schools, Archdiocese of
Washington; Angela Tilghman, Principal,
Myrtilla Miner Elementary School; and Irasema
Salcido, Founder & CEO, Cesar Chavez
Public Charter High School for Public Policy.
The
program will begin with a reception and tour
of the Academy at 6:30 pm and then the panel
discussion will begin at 7:30 pm.
Directions
to the Academy
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In
Other News...
(an online
exclusive)
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Teilhard
de Chardin Forum and Conference commemorates
50th anniversary of his death
John
Haughey, SJ, delivers talk on 40th anniversary
of Gaudium et Spes
Review
of John Haughey's book in Conversations on
Jesuit Higher Education
Woodstock
Jesuit Community hosts Andean bishops
Leon
Hooper, SJ, delivers at conference in Mainz,
Germany
John
Farina presents paper to Catholic Studies
Faculty Symposium
Woodstock's
Brown Bag Lunch Series continues
Gap
Lo Biondo, SJ, delivers benediction at
Faith & Politics Institute's St. Joseph's
Day Breakfast
Woodstock
co-sponsors Pacem in Terris lectures |
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