Category: Specialised Catholic Action
Centenaries, centenaries: JOC, JEC, JAC, JUC, JIC…
The fact that this year is celebrated as the centenary of the foundation of the JOC raises the question: When were the other Specialised Catholic Action movements for young people founded?
Cardijn and Pax Romana: 1921 – 2021
Although it’s mostly forgotten now, Cardijn was an active member of the Catholic intellectual movement, Pax Romana ICMICA.
Cardijn @ Vatican II: A new blog
Sixty years ago today on Monday 14 November 1960, Pope John XXIII launched the Central Commission and the 10 specialised preparatory commissions that were to work for the next two years to prepare the Second Vatican Council.
Liturgical renewal, Specialised Catholic Action and social change in Quebec
In her article, “Doing It Rite: Specialized Catholic Action and Liturgical Renewal in Quebec, 1930s–1960s,” Indre Cuplinskas highlights the role of Specialised Catholic Action movements (SCA).
The Liturgical Movement and Catholic Action in Belgium
Helen M. Larke’s 1938 article “The Liturgical Movement and Catholic Action in Belgium” offers interesting insight into the role of the Belgian Specialised Catholic Action movements in the liturgy reform movement.
The jocist bishops who signed the Pact of the Catacombs
It is no surprise to find a strong jocist influence in the text of the Pact of the Catacombs, notably in its concluding sentences, which explicitly refers to the jocist “review of life.”
Bottom up or top down?
Romeo Maione’s views about Cardijn certainly offer an interesting counterpoint to those of his Canadian compatriot, Fr Sheppard, that we looked at earlier.
See Judge Act: From John XXIII to Pope Francis
Great to see the Synod bishops following the See Judge Act method in their work as their Mid-Term Report shows. But as we’ve seen previously, there seems to be confusion in some minds over where the method came from.
God’s lieutenants: The French bishops at Vatican II
The role of the YCW and the specialised Catholic Action movements in changing the Church in France has long been recognised, in France at least.
