In this episode, Dr. Luke Arredondo is joined by Mrs. Deanna Johnston, Director of Family Life. They discuss the importance of the Second Vatican Council’s teaching on marriage and family life, its context, and its meaning for us today.

Related:

Humanae Vitae (Part I): https://youtu.be/YbRLEyIRwCg

Humanae Vitae (Part II): https://youtu.be/MqD4rV_17sk

The Second Vatican Council is perhaps best well known for its universal call to holiness. This idea is explained in Lumen Gentium, paragraphs #39-42. In this episode, Dr. Luke Arredondo explores this foundational concept from Vatican II as well and addresses the remainder of Lumen Gentium.

In this episode, Dr. Luke Arredondo discusses the first two chapters of the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium). He explains the overall vision of the document and focuses in particular on the possibility of salvation outside the Church, and what limits the Council places on this idea.

In this episode, Dr. Arredondo responds to a commenter on a previous episode, specifically addressing the difficulties that followed the Second Vatican Council. While our series will continue to examine each of the major documents, we wanted to acknowledge some of the challenges facing the church in the post-conciliar age. 

In this episode, Dr. Arredondo walks through the various suggestions for the renovation and restoration of the liturgy that the Second Vatican Council called for in its Constitution on the Liturgy, Sacrosanctum Concilium.

In this episode, Dr. Luke Arredondo explores the fundamentals of liturgy according to Sacrosanctum Concilium. In particular, he focuses on the idea of full and active participation, and what this term means.