We have the Dogmatic Constitution/Lumen Gentium

If you want to download a copy of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium), you can find it under the Vatican II resources file tab at the top of this page. We should be adding a couple of study guides tomorrow.

Wherever two or three are gathered ...

We had an intimate group Wednesday for our first in-person book club chat. But everyone admitted the holidays didn't help any of us accomplish a full or careful reading of “What Happened at Vatican II” by Father John W. O’Malley, SJ.

So we've decided to give ourselves a break. For our Feb. 20 session, we'll take a close look at the book through Chapter 4.  

We also decided to read a few of the Vatican II documents in the order they'll be discussed at Bishop David J. Malloy's Year of Faith Lecture Series. The next lecture is Feb. 21 and the topic will be the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium). We'll read and talk about that, too, at our Feb. 20 gathering ... and online, of course.

You'll notice there's a new tab at the top of this page -- Vatican II Resources. Click on that to get links to the documents and to see a schedule for Bishop Malloy's lectures.

We also have a slightly more detailed list of our meetings if you click on Meeting dates tab.

Watch for more details here and in The Observer.

Join us -- Don't let an email problem keep you away

I just learned that email from some people who tried to register for our first book club session didn't make it to my mailbox.
We don't want to leave anyone out, so please feel free to join us at 4 p.m., Jan. 9, at the Rockford Diocesan Administration Center, 555 Colman Center Dr., Rockford, IL 61125.
If you'd like to make sure you're on the list, feel free to call me at 815/399-4300, ext. 405.

Sharon Boehlefeld

Features Editor

The Observer

We're Gathering Wednesday

The weather looks great for our Wednesday afternoon book club gathering to discuss “What Happened at Vatican II” by Father John W. O’Malley, SJ. And we still have room around the table. So we're extending our RSVP deadline to 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 8.


If you can't join us, but have some comments, please feel free to post them here.

Also, if you have suggestions for books we might want to read this year, bring them with your or post them here.