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Father David Vincent Meconi, SJ is associate professor of historical theology at St. Louis University and editor of Homiletic & Pastoral Review.
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Salvation and Christian Evangelization: Vatican II in Continuity with Tradition

November 21, 2013 Father David Vincent Meconi, S.J 0

In the second century, Christians were not much more than convenient culpabilities for the Roman government and disposable distractions for pagan entertainment. Despite the hostility between the Church and the rest of the world, however, […]

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Pope Benedict’s Patristic Perspective

April 18, 2010 Father David Vincent Meconi, S.J 0

Such an insight is surely rooted in Benedict’s own love of the Church and in his study and command of Catholic doctrine, but also, more particularly, in his love of the early Church Fathers. For […]

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Pope Benedict’s Patristic Perspective

April 18, 2010 Father David Vincent Meconi, S.J 0

In his (now famed) Christmas Address to the Roman Curia (December 22, 2005) Pope Benedict contrasted the two ways of understanding the Second Vatican Council. While some have insisted on seeing the Council as a […]

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Video: American cardinals say goodbye to Pope Benedict

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Kind of odd musical decisions aside, this is a neat video of the American cardinals saying goodbye to Pope Benedict XVI today, during his final meeting with the College of Cardinals in Rome. If you […]

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