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The Need for Vatican II
- The Need for Vatican II
- Pope John's Announcement of the Council
- Discerning the Signs of the Times, Bishop Remi De Roo
- Advent Meditation on The Incarnation
Butler on The Council
- Bishop Butler's Writings
- 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
- About Bishop Butler
- Preface to About Bishop Butler
- Abbot of Downside, by Dom Daniel Rees
- A Short Biography, by Dom Aidan Bellenger
- B. C. Butler’s Developing Understanding of Church:
An Intellectual Biography,
by Sister Anne Flood (large page, will open in a new tab or window) - 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
- Bishop Butler - Apostle of Vatican II, by Arthur Wells
Vatican II Basics - and People
- Councils Through History, by Kevin Clarke & Arthur Wells
- Vatican II - The Historical Context, by Arthur Wells
- Principal Themes of the Council
- The Sixteen Documents
- Diagram of the Documents
- Who Was Who at The Council, by Judith Bennett
- Peter and Paul: Confrontation at Antioch, by Arthur Wells
- Peter and Paul after Antioch, by Arthur Wells
- Antioch and the Church of the Third Millennium, by Arthur Wells
- Commentary on the Four Major Constitutions
- Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum)
Revelation & Inspiration, by Bishop B.C. Butler - Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World (Gaudium
et Spes)
Gaudium et Spes - The Church in the Modern World, by Norman Tanner - Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium)
On The Church - De Ecclesia, by Bishop B.C. Butler, with commentary by Arthur Wells - Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium)
Article to be published in future
- Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation (Dei Verbum)
Vatican II in Depth
- International Voices of The Council
- Dei Verbum and Biblical Scholarship, by Gerald O'Collins S.J.
- Where is The Church? - An Extended Conversation with research by Arthur Wells
- On Revelation - Dei Verbum (Butler's Role in Dei Verbum), by Arthur Wells
- Bishop Christopher Butler, Mary and the Church, by Aidan Bellenger OSB
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
- Understanding The Gift of Authority, by Bishop John Baycroft
- 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
Reception of Vatican II
- Vatican II: Of Happy Memory - and Hope? by Prof. Nicholas Lash
- Commentary on "Of Happy Memory & Hope?", by Arthur Wells
- 1985 Extraordinary Synod 25 Years On, By Paul Paniccia
- John Paul II, By Peter Hebblethwaite
- The Continuing Challenge of the Second Vatican Council, by Walter Kasper
Authority and Conscience
- Preface to Authority & Conscience
- 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
- Magisterium Explained, by Bede Griffiths
- Understanding The Gift of Authority, by Bishop John Baycroft
- Authority in the Church Today, by Arthur Wells
Problems and Challenges
- Preface to Problems and Challenges
- My Vision for the Church of the Future, by Cardinal Dr. Franz König
- Governance in the Roman Catholic Church, by Arthur Wells
- The Light shines in the Darkness, by Franz König
- The Pull of God in a Godless Age, by Franz König
- How is Pope John's Council Faring? by Arthur Wells
- How is Pope John's Council Faring? - the Responses, introduced by A. Wells
- How is Pope John's Council Faring? - More Responses, introduced by A. Wells
- Reflections at Lent & Eastertide 2010, introduced by A. Wells
Documents and Books
- Pope John's Announcement of the Council
- Pope John's Convocation of the Council
- Pope John's Opening Speech to the Council
- Documents of Vatican II (on the Vatican website)
- Explanatory Leaflets on Vatican II (please download and distribute freely)
- Links to Other Sites
- Select Bibliography on Vatican II
- Bibliography on Bishop Butler OSB, by Anne T. Flood, SC PhD
- Table of Contents and Contributors (sitemap)
Butler 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 Reminiscences, by Archbishop Denis Hurley
- Experiences of a Council Father, by Bishop Remi De Roo