Benedictine, St. Procopius Abbey mark Vatican II milestone with free lecture

Benedictine University and St. Procopius Abbey are honoring the 50th anniversary of the Second Vatican Council with a free public lecture highlighting the series of reforms that modernized the Roman Catholic Church.
 
The Very Rev. Robert Barron, S.T.D., president of the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, will present “Gaudium et Spes: The Right Reading of Vatican II” at 7:00 p.m. Tuesday, September 24 at St. Procopius Abbey Church, 5601 College Road in Lisle.

Fr. Robert’s lecture will focus specifically on “Joy and Hope: On the Church’s Relation to the Modern World,” one of the 16 documents produced by the Second Vatican Council.

Fr. Barron serves as an on-air contributor and analyst for NBC News in New York and is a frequent commentator for The Chicago Tribune, FOX News, CNN, EWTN, Our Sunday Visitor, The Catholic Herald and the Catholic News Agency.

He has published numerous books, essays and DVDs, including “The Strangest Way: Walking the Christian Path,” “Creation as Discipleship,” “A Study of the De Potentia of Thomas Aquinas in Light of the Dogmatik of Paul Tillich,” “Bridging the Great Divide” and “Word on Fire: Proclaiming the Power of Christ.” His articles on theology and the spiritual life appear frequently online and in numerous journals.

For more information, contact Fr. Becket Franks, O.S.B., at (630) 829-9253 or bfranks@procopius.org.