Celebrating
Vatican Council II
invites you to participate in our two year celebration of the 50th Anniversary of
the opening of Vatican Council II in 1962. Join us as we explore where we’ve
come from and what lies ahead in living out the vision of Vatican II.
Session Four:
TRENT, VATICAN II, AND THE LITURGY IN
TENSION
Wednesday, November 6, 2013/ 7:00-8:30 pm
Globe Room, Cataldo Hall, Gonzaga University
On December 4, 1563, the Council of Trent entrusted to the pope and his curia the task of reforming the liturgical books. On
December 4, 1963, Vatican Council II set in motion a comprehensive reform and renewal of the liturgy after the bishops had
decisively rejected curial attempts to derail it. Tensions still remain between liturgical perspectives identified with the two
Councils and stand in the way of ongoing development. We will look at the key features of the reforms and their underlying
principles in an effort to understand such areas of tension as the current translation of the Mass.
Presenter
Fr. Jim Dallen, priest of the diocese of Salina, Kansas, is Emeritus Professor of Religious
Studies at Gonzaga University, where he specialized in liturgy, sacramental theology, and
ecclesiology. He received his M.A. and S.T.D. from the Catholic University of America. He
has also taught at the University of Notre Dame and the University of Portland and is
especially known for his work on the reform of the sacrament of penance and
reconciliation. More recently, he has written on liturgical spirituality, the consequences of
communities without Sunday Eucharist, and the ecclesiology of the new Mass translation.
(Rev.) James Dallen, S.T.D.
Emeritus Professor of Religious Studies
Gonzaga University