This Friday, March 25, the Solemnity of the Annunciation, Pope Francis will consecrate both Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary; he has asked all of the bishops in the entire world to do so in tandem with him, ideally at the same hour.
Category: Bishop Hying’s Columns
An ‘interview’ with the Prodigal Son
I often have wondered what an interview with the Prodigal Son would reveal to us, so I imagined it would go something like this:
A full picture of the Good News
During Lent, I am reading one chapter of Scripture every day, starting with John’s Gospel. Reading one of the Gospels sequentially gives one a full picture of the Good News, the whole story of Jesus Christ, each with a different perspective.
Do not lose hope
We live in a difficult moment in which many people are tempted to lose hope. The ongoing challenges of the pandemic, the dissatisfaction many people feel about the direction of our country, the loss of faith in political leaders, the lack of immediate solutions to many of our problems, the erosion of our institutions, the surge of violence and crime all lead to a common, bleak outlook when we survey the human situation.
Learning from the mystics
The mystical dimension of Catholicism has always attracted and intrigued me.
A look at Vatican II’s Sacrosanctum Concilium
Sacrosanctum Concilium, The Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, promulgated on December 4, 1963, is the first document issued by the Council fathers of Vatican II.
A look at Vatican II’s Gaudium et Spes
Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, issued on December 7, 1965, the final month of the last session of the Second Vatican Council, is addressed to all of humanity.
A look at Vatican II’s Dei Verbum
Another significant document of the Second Vatican Council is Dei Verbum, the Dogmatic Constitution on Divine Revelation, promulgated on November 18, 1965, in the closing months of the final council session.
A look at Vatican II’s Lumen Gentium
One of the principal documents of the Second Vatican Council, Lumen Gentium, the Dogmatic Constitution on the Church, articulates the origin, identity, nature, and mission of the Catholic Church.
Looking back at the Second Vatican Council
Angelo Cardinal Roncalli, the Patriarch of Venice, was elected pope on October 28, 1958, after the long reign of Pius XII, taking the name John XXIII.