Eugene C. Best: Audio-Visual Material
- AECB 45142 CT : what ecumenism is, and what it demands of Catholics: to renew ourselves, to better understand our separated Christian brothers, and to learn what Christ wills for unity [2089] 1963
- AECB 45142 CT : how the Holy Spirit speaks to Catholics through Protestant mouths, e.g. their reverence and respect for the Bible, contributions to the ecumenical and liturgical movements, emphasis on the lay apostolate, social action, and response to international problems [2089] 1963
- AECB 45142 CT : how ecumenism is neither compromise nor concession, but fidelity to Christ's will [2089] 1963
- AECB 45142 CT : the general make-up of the Decree on Ecumenism now in process of development, a Decree not for Protestants or Orthodox, but one requiring a change in Catholics who must take part in Church renewal [2089] 1963
- AECB 45142 CT : prayer in common with Protestants: when and when not appropriate [2089] 1963
- AECB 45142 CT : the wealth of Christian elements in Protestantism, too little acknowledged by Catholics [2089] 1963
- AECB 45143 CT : Rev. Hans Kung / KÃĽng, Author, The Council, Reform, and Reunion; Editor, Ecumenical Section, Concilium; Professor, University of Tubingen - Keep Your Eyes Open, Have The Courage To Think And To Act [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the forthcoming International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay, and its theological challenge: how to reconcile two truths - one acknowledging religious freedom and the validity of non-Christian religions, the other the need for Christian mission [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : his (Rev. Hans Kung's) interaction with Bishops at the Council, and the Bishops learning from their interaction with other Bishops of the universal Church [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : his (Rev. Hans Kung's) own growth and development, from the traditional medieval theology of his student years at Rome to his avant-garde professorship of ecumenical research at Tubingen [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : his (Rev. Hans Kung's) new book Justification, reconciling Luther's teaching with the Council of Trent [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the close interaction at Tubingen between the Protestant and Catholic theologians [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the influence on Vatican II of Johann Adam Mohler, and John Henry Cardinal Newman [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the reasons for the formation and existence of his new Institute for Ecumenical Research at the University of Tubingen [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : Bishop Charles Helmsing, Bishop of Kansas City, MO; Member, U.S. Bishops Committee for Promoting Christian Unity; Member, Vatican II's Commission on Ecumenism - Calling All Catholics To Promote Christian Unity [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the background of the U.S. Bishops' discussions on ecumenism, and two weeks of intensive Commission work to prepare a document for Bishops now at the Council [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the leadership given to the ecumenical movement by Protestants, and the great help given at the Council by Protestant observers [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : experiments and efforts in Kansas City to promote Catholic involvement in ecumenism [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the connections between liturgical renewal and ecumenism [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the unity of faith required for Eucharistic intercommunion [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the balance in the document on Religious Liberty, between the right to religious liberty and the need to follow a well-informed conscience [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : how the Document on The Church completes the work of Vatican I, recognizing the importance of the collegiality of Bishops, and fosters ecumenis [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : what all Catholics can do to foster ecumenism and eventual Christian unity [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : Bishop Floyd Begin, Bishop of Oakland, CA; Chairman, U.S. Bishops Committee on Promoting Christian Unity - In Things Necessary, Unity; In Other Things, Diversity; In All Things, Charity! [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the Bishops Committee on Promoting Christian Unity: its work, its function [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : what the U.S. Bishops understand by the ecumenical movement [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : a distinction between those "baptized" and those"unchurched": ecumenism (dialogue with other Churches) does not compromise the Christian Catholic commitment to mission (concern for unchurched individuals) [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the contributions made by Protestant observers to conciliar sessions [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the diversity of opinions at the Council, reflecting e.g. differences of history, culture, and conditions in different countries, negated by a spirit of charity among all Bishops [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : the regrettable absence of Orthodox Patriarchs and Bishops at the Council [2090] 1964
- AECB 45143 CT : how open discussion of disputed topics at the Council enables progressives and conservatives to broaden their thinking, resulting in almost unanimous consensus by Bishops [2090] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Rev. Leo Van Geusau, Director, Dutch Documentation Center, Foyer Unitas, Rome [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : how in 6 languages, the Doc. Center acquires and distributes new and major theological studies to the Bishops at the Council for their study [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : some theologians recently involved in the work at the Center, e.g John Courtney Murray, Gregory Baum, Yves Congar, Karl Rahner; and the importance of their work [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : how the Center and the Foyer Unitas share a goal: to serve Church as ecumenical centers [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : recent speakers at the Center and their topics [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Edward Schillebeeckx : the Church in, the Christian's duty to the world [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Pietro Pavan: Religious Liberty, the need to be open to the sincerity of others [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Yves Congar: the Church in need of continuing reform [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Hans Kung: the need for openness, truthfulness in the Church [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : two crucial issues: problems facing married couples, and religious liberty for Catholics in the Church [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Rev. Fred McManus, Professor of Canon Law, Catholic University; Past President, American Catholic Liturgical Conference [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : the background and importance of the Council's Constitution on the Liturgy [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : American's involved (e.g., Paul Hallinan, Godfrey Diekmann, Cardinal Ritter) [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : to involve all Catholics as a community in their Sunday worship [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : the need to change Catholic mentality about its public worship [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : why change is possible and needed in an "unchanging Church", distinguishing what can from what cannot be changed, and changing because change is a sign of life [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : how the liturgical document relates to the ecumenical movement [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : like Council's goals: to renew faith in Catholics, to foster union of all Christians [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : a new urgency in worship: reading Scripture, proclaiming the Gospel [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Bible vigils and Bible services [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : the re-introduction of the Prayer of the Faithful [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : how the Constitution, passed almost unanimously by world's Bishops, should be studied and accepted whole-heartedly by all Catholics [2091] 1964
- AECB 45144 CT : Msgr. Joseph Baker, Theological Peritus, Advisor to Joseph Cardinal Ritter at Vatican II - Cardinal Ritter's Interventions At Vatican II: On Liturgy, Revelation, And The Nature Of The Church [2091] 1963
- AECB 45144 CT : Cardinal Ritter's progressive leadership in St. Louis since 1946, and his experiences before the Council leading up to his interventions [2091] 1963
- AECB 45144 CT : Cardinal Ritter's interventions: 1. on Liturgy - stressing the preaching of the Word, the Gospel, as a central part of sacramental worship; 2. on Revelation - speaking in defense of freedom for Scriptural scholarship; 3. on the Church - emphasizing the role of the laity, stressing the collegiality of Bishops 1963
- AECB 45144 CT : reasons why Cardinal Ritter integrated schools, first in Indianapolis, then in St. Louis [2091] 1963
- AECB 45144 CT : why Cardinal Ritter stressed preaching of the Gospel as central to worship, and why he stressed the collegiality of Bishops: their inherent rights as successors of the Apostles, their shared responsibility with the Pope for the needs of the universal Church [2091] 1963
- AECB 45144 CT : ecumenical experiences of the Church in St. Louis, and the Cardinal's intervention on behalf of a strong Conciliar statement on ecumenism, something new for the Catholic Church: no longer just proselytism and polemics, but involvement in dialogue [2091] 1963
- AECB 45145 CT : Archbishop Angelo Fernandes, Coadjustor Archbishop of Delhi, India - The Church And Non-Christian Religions In India [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : the antiquity of Christianity in India, the city of New Delhi and the archdiocese of Delhi [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : his own background (in Karachi, Bangalore, Ceylon, Bombay) and his need to re-think the meaning of apostolate on his arrival in Delhi [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : differences between southern India where St. Thomas the Apostle preached (some 2 million Catholics there now) and northern India (with very few Catholics) [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : the frequent dialogues in recent years among various Christian groups in India [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : Christianity's impact on India now, thru social services and educational efforts [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : Pope Paul VI's visit to the International Eucharistic Congress in Bombay last year, and the many great benefits expected to flow from it - e.g. an emphasis on the primacy of the spiritual life, very important in India; an encouragement to dialogue with non-Catholics and non-Christians on commom human needs, concerns, values [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : the spiritual traditions of Indies non-Christian religions, the Church searching for points of contact for mutual appreciation, for dialogue re inner spiritual life and asceticism [2092] 1965
- AECB 45145 CT : Rev. James McGarry, Professor, Pastoral Theology, Meynooth College, Dublin, Ireland Founder and Editor, The Furrow - Ireland: The Land Of Saints And Scholars In Renewal [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : his (Rev. James McGarry's) magazine The Furrow: the meaning of its title,and its purpose - every generation needs to till/cultivate the field of God, i.e. to renew the Church constantly [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : the purpose of his presence in Rome: a conference on liturgical renewal [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : Meynooth College: its history and contribution to missions of the world of priests ordained from dioceses all over Ireland [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : "pastoral theology", as the practical application of other branches of theology [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : how the Vatican Council will radically examine Seminary structures, practices, cultures [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : what has been done to re-examine these at the Meynooth Seminary [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : the need for liturgical renewal in Ireland, the reasons for making changes in the Mass and in liturgical worship [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : the relevance to Ireland of Council topics such as religious liberty (where the Constitution guarantees freedom of religion) and ecumenism [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : Ireland's future contribution to the world thru adoption of the reforms of Vatican II [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : Msgr. Gerhard Fittkau, Professor of Dogmatic Theology, Essen, Germany Head of German Language Section, Council Press Office - The German Experience At The Council [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : his (Msgr. Gerhard Fittkau's) deportation to a slave camp in Siberia from a parish in east Prussia after WW II [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : his (Msgr. Gerhard Fittkau's) work with Catholic refugees in Protestant East Germany, and his work in the U.S. raising funds to help rebuild the Church in Germany [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : his (Msgr. Gerhard Fittkau's) present work with German-speaking language groups from 9 European States [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : the English-speaking Press Office under Father Edward Heston [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : the excellent press coverage given the Council in the U.S., especially by the N.Y. Times [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : the meaning of collegiality, as experienced by European Bishops before and after WW II [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : how the German Catholics, struggling to rebuild their Church after WW II, realized that having been helped, they now need to help others, e.g. in Latin America [2092] 1964
- AECB 45145 CT : German reaction to Vatican II concerns to make a statement on Jews, not just as reparation to Jews, but for the spiritual renewal of the German Church itself [2092] 1964
- AECB 45146 CT : Father Edward Heston, C.S.C., English Language Press Officer, Vatican II - The English-Speaking Press At The Council [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : his (Fr. Edward Heston's) press work, caring for English-language correspondents accredited at Vatican II [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : how he (Fr. Edward Heston) became involved in this work, and his many years working in Rome [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : why Religious Orders and Congregations have their headquarters in Rome [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : the use of Latin in Catholic universities at Rome, and at the Council [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : his daily schedule after morning Council sessions: identifying speakers, summarizing their talks, preparing a bulletin for the Press Panel -- all under great pressure [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : how the meaning of "Council secrecy" was reinterpreted by Pope Paul VI [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : how the Council has become more newsworthy as a result of its greater openness [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : how the Press Panel has become almost a "theology school" for journalists, and through them for the world [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : contributions made indirectly and implicitly to the Council by journalists covering it [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : the variety of reporters there: religious and lay, Catholic and non-Catholic [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : how the new approach to the Press may contribute to eventual Christian unity [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : Mr. Gerry Sherry, Editor, Georgia Bulletin, Atlanta, GA - A Working Journalists View Of The Council [2093] 1963
- AECB 45146 CT : the reason for his presence in Rome, his background in journalism, his impressions of press coverage of Vatican II, and the news briefings given journalists there [2093] 1963