Ignatius Press brought these notebooks out in two volumes, the first in 2015 and the second in late 2016. He also took copious notes, day by day, as he attended both the Conciliar sessions and ancillary meetings. Happily, he served as a theological advisor (or peritus) at the Second Vatican Council.

Henri de Lubac’s Vatican Council Notebooks: Henri de Lubac, SJ was one of the greatest (and most faithful) theologians of the twentieth century. Here are my top half-dozen this time around. Or perhaps I should describe them as “newish”, as it can easily take a year for me to get to something I would like to delve into for the benefit of our audience. Only the middle category is what we might call timely, in that I generally review new books. Typically I do only three types of reading these days: Spiritual reading reading to review books for and purely recreational reading which, for me, tends to be mysteries. Shop: Roman Catholic 'RC' Brand Original White Logo Collection Classic Crew Sweatshirt | Multiple colors and sizes available!

Best books to read 2017