The Church's twenty-one ecumenical councils have been crucial to its understanding of its biblical heritage.
Their absorption into the day - to day practice of individual Christians has always taken time. And Vatican II has been no exception. Hence the importance of this completely revised translation of Vatican II's sixteen documents, without commentary or additional documentation, and in an inclusive language.
This collection of essays marks 150 years of study and reflection since the Dominican Priory in Tallaght was founded. There, indeed, friars, together with sisters, laity, and contemplative nuns, members of the family that is the Order of Preachers, explore the gospel that unites them in prayer and preaching.
Prayerful, Bible-based reflections on God's fathomless love and mercy, to be pondered and prayed over as helps to plumb the depths of the mystery of the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
