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My Journal of the Council

Translated by Sr. Mary John Ronayne, OP, and Mary Cecily Boulding, OP

by Yves Congar, OP

Patheos Book Club features influential Catholic theologian Yves Congar's diary about the people and issues behind the Second Vatican Council. | read more»

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About My Journal of the Council

Acclaimed theologian Yves Congar's detailed descriptions of the people and issues behind the Second Vatican Council are finally available in English. | read more »

About the Author: Yves Congar, OP

First banned by the Vatican, then appointed to the Second Vatican Council by the Pope, Yves Congar's controversial diary reveals the people and the secrets behind these influential proceedings. | read more »

Praise for My Journal of the Council

Read what scholars and theologians are saying about the influence Yves Congar's diary will have on Catholic church history. | read more »

Excerpt 1: October 1962

This excerpt offers an interesting window into the influential people and the important work that Yves Congar describes in his diary. | read more »

Excerpt 2: February 1965

Read Yves Congar's insightful comments about Bishop Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) and the nature of their historic collaboration. | read more »

Audio Program

Listen to Vatican II scholars John O'Malley and Joseph Komonchak tell the inside story of the Council and Congar's diary on ABC RadioNational's The Spirit of Things. | read more »

Vatican II As Ecumenical Council: Yves Congar's Vision Realized

After laboring for decades under Roman suspicion, Congar was to see much of his vision of the church vindicated by Vatican II. | read more »
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