On the Council’s Constitutions
October 8 and 22, 2022
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church
Parish Center
804 High House Road
Cary, North Carolina
Sixty years have passed since the opening of the Church’s 21st Ecumenical Council on October 11, 1962. We still witness a mixture of lights and shadows as the Holy Spirit continues to usher in a new springtime in the Church.
To facilitate the Spirit’s work in our minds and hearts, it is important to read, ponder, and understand the actual teachings of the Council.
You are invited to attend a two-part symposium in which presenters will unpack the historical context of the Second Vatican Council as well as teachings of the Council’s teachings found in its four constitutions.
Speakers Include:
Topics
October 8
October 22
Schedule
October 8
7:00: Mass
7:30: Continental Breakfast
8:15: Welcome and Overview
8:30: Conference 1: The Council in Context
10:00: Q&A and Discussion
10:15: Break
10:30: Conference 2: Lumen Gentium
12:00: Q&A and Discussion
12:15: Break
12:30: Angelus, Lunch
1:30: Conference 3: Sacrosanctum Concilium
3:00: Q&A and Discussion
3:15: Summary of the Day
3:30: Closing Prayer and Adjournment
October 22:
7:00: Mass
7:30: Continental Breakfast
8:15: Welcome and review
8:30: Conference 1: Dei Verbum
10:00: Q&A and Discussion
10:15: Break
10:30: Conference 2: Gaudium et Spes
12:00: Q&A and Discussion
12:15: Break
12:30: Angelus, Lunch
1:30: Conference 3: Concluding Remarks
2:15: Q&A and Discussion
2:30: Closing Prayer and End of Symposium
Registration is required due to catering. Register here. Contact Lizzie Gildner at [email protected] for registration help or donations through Realm.
Primary Sources: The Constitutions (and all documents of The Second Vatican Council)
Sponsored by The Office of Evangelization and Catechesis at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in collaboration with The Radix Group
Bio for Msgr. Michael Magee
Monsignor Michael Magee is a Priest of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, ordained in 1991. Having served three years as Parochial Vicar in Holy Innocents Parish, Philadelphia, he then studied at the Pontifical Biblical Institute and at the Pontifical Gregorian University, obtaining a Licentiate in Sacred Scripture in 1997 and a Doctorate in Sacred Theology in 2006 with the publication of his dissertation entitled The Patriarchal Institution in the Church: Ecclesiological Perspectives in the Light of the Second Vatican Council. He has published articles that have appeared in Communio, Antiphon, and other journals and collections of theological and exegetical writings; prepared the Lectio Divina reflections for the Psalms for the Paulist Press’ Catholic Prayer Bible: Lectio Divina Edition (2010); and served as a member of the Revision Team for the texts of Luke and Acts for the Revised New American Bible under the auspices of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine. From 1998 until 2007 he served as an Official in the Congregation for Divine Worship in Rome. Monsignor Magee is currently Dean of the School of Theological Studies, Chair of the Department of Sacred Theology and Professor of both Systematic Theology and Sacred Scripture at Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood, PA. He teaches a variety of courses in Dogmatic Theology including Fundamental Theology, the Theology of Grace, Ecclesiology and the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing. In the area of Sacred Scripture, he teaches the courses in the Pentateuch and Johannine Literature, and he has also occasionally taught courses in Biblical Greek and Ecclesiastical Latin.
Bio for Christopher Carstens
Christopher Carstens is director of the Office for Sacred Worship in the Diocese of La Crosse, Wisconsin; a visiting faculty member at the Liturgical Institute at the University of St. Mary of the Lake in Mundelein, Illinois; editor of the Adoremus Bulletin; and one of the voices on The Liturgy Guys podcast. He is author of A Devotional Journey into the Mass and A Devotional Journey into the Easter Mystery (Sophia), as well as Principles of Sacred Liturgy: Forming a Sacramental Vision (Hillenbrand Books). He and his family live in Soldiers Grove, Wisconsin.
Bio for Rev. Nikola Derpich, LC
Nikola Peter Derpich was born in Watsonville, California to a Croatian American family. After completing a double major at University of California at Santa Cruz and working for several years in the computer industry, he entered the Legionaries of Christ Novitiate and begin studying for the priesthood. He completed his philosophical and theological studies at the Pontifical Athenaeum Regina Apostolorum and was ordained a priest in 2006 on the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception. He went on to pursue a Licentiate and Doctorate in Sacred Theology at Regina Apostolorum and taught various courses in theology at the university level from 2009-2021 in New York, Rhode Island, and Rome. From 2017-2020, he also served as a part-time Associate Pastor at St. Brendan the Navigator Catholic Church in Cumming, GA. He currently resides in Durham, NC, assisting at nearby parishes, serving the Legionaries of Christ as Territorial Prefect of Studies, and working on both projects for the RC Spirituality Center and other writing and academic endeavors.
Bio for Rev. Steven Costello
Steven Costello originally hails from the Florida Space Coast. Prior to entering the seminary in 2000, he majored in Music Education at the University of Central Florida. He was ordained a priest in Rome in 2011. He went on to pursue a licentiate (STL) and doctorate in sacred theology (STD) at the Pontifical John Paul II Institute in Washington, DC, defending his dissertation in 2018 on understanding the human person in light of the heart of Christ, icon of love. From 2019-2021, he served as chaplain and theology professor at Divine Mercy University in Sterling, VA. He currently serves as Director of Evangelization and Catechesis at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Cary, NC. Through the way of beauty, he seeks to present Jesus and his Church’s teachings so that their rationale and splendor may draw people to embrace and be refashioned by them.
Bio for Fr. Gregory Schnakenberg, O.P.
Fr. Gregory Schnakenberg, O.P. was recently elected prior at the Immaculate Conception in Washington, DC. He serves as an instructor in ecclesiastical history at the Dominican House of Studies. He obtained his doctorate in history at the University of Oxford in 2020. His dissertation focused on medieval rule commentaries and, in particular, the Expositio regulae beati Augustini written by Humbert of Romans in the mid-thirteenth century. Prior to this, he completed a master’s degree in Medieval Studies, also at Oxford, in 2015. He likewise holds S.T.B., M.Div., and S.T.L. degrees from the Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C. He was ordained to the priesthood in 2009 and ministered as an associate pastor for four years at St. Patrick’s Parish in Columbus, Ohio. He also served as an instructor for the Missionaries of Charity as part of their spirituality program in Kolkata, India. Before joining the Dominican friars, Fr. Schnakenberg obtained his bachelor’s degree at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland, and also completed coursework at the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) at their campus in Bologna, Italy.
Fr. Michael Burbeck is the Pastor of St. Michael the Archangel in Cary, NC and Vicar General of the Diocese of Raleigh.