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Event Tag Archives: ecumenism

Ottenhoff, DonEcumenism is Dead. Long Live Ecumenism!

27 January 2013
  • Venue: Collegeville Institute
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Catholic, ecumenism, vatican II
Collegeville Institute Executive Director Don Ottenhoff examines Vatican II's influential Decree on Ecumenism and what the decree has to say to us, some fifty years later.

Vatican II & EcumenismSacrosanctum Concilium

04 December 2013 3:45 pm
  • Venue: Stephen B. Humphrey Auditorium, Saint John’s University
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: ecumenism, vatican II
The Collegeville Institute and the Saint John’s School of Theology·Seminary explore the convocation, spirit, and events of Vatican Council II.

Bishop Denis MaddenLumen Gentium, Ecumenism & The Pope Francis Factor

27 March 2014 7:30 pm
  • Venue: Pellegrene Auditorium, SJU Science Center
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: dialogue, ecumenism, Pope Francis, vatican II
Bishop Madden will reflect on the significance of Lumen Gentium, Vatican II's Constitution on the Church.

Coffee & BiscottiBar Jonah

22 October 2014 3:30 pm
  • Venue: Abbey Chapter House
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Catholic, ecumenism, vatican II
Come explore the basics of Unitatis Redintergratio, one of the five key documents of the Vatican Council II.

Elizabeth GroppeLonging for Communion

22 October 2014 7:30 pm
  • Venue: Pellegrene Auditorium, SJU Science Center
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: dialogue, ecumenism, Elizabeth Groppe, vatican II
Elizabeth Groppe will reflect on the significance of Unitatis Redintergratio, Vatican II's Decree on Ecumenism.

Harold AttridgeReading Scripture in the Wake of Vatican II: Dei Verbum Fifty Years Out

19 March 2015 7:30 pm
  • Venue: Pellegrene Auditorium, SJU Science Center
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: Dei Verbum, ecumenism, revelation, vatican II
Harold W. Attridge will reflect on the significance of Dei Verbum — Vatican II's Constitution on Divine Revelation.

Timothy MatovinaThe Lived History of Vatican II in the Churches: Gaudium et Spes and the Option for the Poor

19 October 2015 7:30 pm
  • Venue: Pellegrene Auditorium, SJU Science Center
  • Categories: Lecture
  • Tags: ecumenism, Gaudium et spes, vatican II
Saint John's School of Theology and Seminary continues its celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Vatican Council II and its affirmation of ecumenism, with an exploration of Gaudium et spes.

Protestant Reformation: 500th Anniversary

08 September 2017
  • Venue: Basilica of Saint Mary, College of Saint Benedict, Saint John's University
  • Categories: Celebrating 50 Years, CI50, Lecture, Panel Discussion
  • Tags: Catholicism, CI50, ecumenism, Lutheran, Reformation
In honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, the Collegeville Institute is co-sponsoring three panel discussions on Lutheran Catholic dialogue.

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