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Article Title

50 and 10: Years to Remember

Authors

William Graf, St. John Fisher UniversityFollow

Document Type

Anniversary Celebration

Abstract

In lieu of an abstract, below is the essay's first paragraph.

"My last years in the seminary (1959-1960) were to be academically uneventful until the faculty and students read the startling announcement: Pope John XXIII Summons an Ecumenical Council. Ninety years had passed since the last Council and Vatican Council I was the first in over 300 years. Although we had to go to our textbooks to find out about the workings of a Council, the students, at least, were excited about the possibilities. In this brief reflection I want to share some of my memories of Vatican Council II now celebrating its 50^th anniversary and why the 10^th anniversary of the first edition of Verbum, a publication of the Religious Studies Department, would probably not be possible without it.

First Page

9

Last Page

12

Recommended Citation

Graf, William (2012) "50 and 10: Years to Remember," Verbum: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 2.
Available at: https://fisherpub.sjf.edu/verbum/vol10/iss1/2