VCII: Michael Sean Winters

This fall, in honor of the 60th anniversary of the convening of Vatican II, St. Ignatius Parish will host a six-part series looking at the teaching of the Council and the continuing effect (and controversy) it has sparked in the Catholic community. 

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In this first session, which takes place from 6:30-8:00pm in-person at St. Ignatius church and via livestream followed by a reception, Michael Sean Winters from the National Catholic Reporter opens the series with an overview of the context in which Vatican II took place, and why it matters today.

This presentation will be followed by time for dialogue and questions. Registration is not required, though we ask that you RSVP below so that we can prepare the event accordingly.

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Michael Sean Winters is a columnist for the National Catholic Reporter. Winters is also a senior fellow at the Greenberg Center for the Study of Religion in Public Life at Trinity College. He is the author of God's Right Hand: How Jerry Falwell Made God a Republican and Baptized the American Right (2012) and Left At the Altar: How Democrats Lost The Catholics And How Catholics Can Save The Democrats (2008).

Background Readings:

Conservative criticism of synodality suggests Pope Francis' process might be working