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‘Christendom was over’: George Weigel on Vatican II

March 01, 2023

“Christendom was over.” These stark words, repeated several times by the great American scholar George Weigel in his new book, To Sanctify the World, sum up the Church’s predicament on the eve of the Second Vatican Council. In his magisterial apologia for “the vital leg-acy” of Vatican II, Weigel argues that the ecumenical council was

George Weigel’s new book is a colossal contribution to modern Church history

February 13, 2023

“Christendom was over.” These stark words, repeated several times by the great American scholar George Weigel in his new book, To Sanctify the World, sum up the Church’s predicament on the eve of the Second Vatican Council. In his magisterial apologia for “the vital legacy” of Vatican II, Weigel argues that the ecumenical council was summoned by

Daniel Johnson: The man who transformed Catholic thought

March 02, 2017

Some people still look askance at Catholic intellectuals. It doesn’t seem to matter to most British philosophers, for instance, that many of their greatest peers have been Catholics – from Anselm to Anscombe, from More to MacIntyre. They are still liable to sneer. Half a century ago Leonard Woolf tried to stop my father becoming

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