This site will bring you to three articles on the post-conciliar Church published in the March 20, 1970, issue of Life. One illustration of the aftermath of Vatican II. For some it will revive memories, for others perhaps provide a snapshot of the times. For one old-timer, most distressing is that this all occurred forty years ago!

Rev. Joseph A. Komonchak, professor emeritus of the School of Theology and Religious Studies at the Catholic University of America, is a retired priest of the Archdiocese of New York.

Also by this author
© 2024 Commonweal Magazine. All rights reserved. Design by Point Five. Site by Deck Fifty.