Open Research Online The Open University’s repository of research publications and other research outputs A study of the direct ramifications of Vatican Council II on catechetics, including the impact of conciliar and post-conciliar catechetical Documents on the content and method of catechesis Thesis How to cite: Paruch, Mary Johanna (2008). A study of the direct ramifications of Vatican Council II on catechetics, including the impact of conciliar and post-conciliar catechetical Documents on the content and method of catechesis. PhD thesis The Open University. For guidance on citations see FAQs. c 2007 Mary Johanna Paruch https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Version: Version of Record Link(s) to article on publisher’s website: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21954/ou.ro.0000fd75 Copyright and Moral Rights for the articles on this site are retained by the individual authors and/or other copyright owners. For more information on Open Research Online’s data policy on reuse of materials please consult the policies page. oro.open.ac.uk A Study of the Direct Ramifications of Vatican Council II on Catechetics, Including the Impact of Conciliar and Post-Conciliar Catechetical Documents On the Content and Method of Catechesis Sr. M. Johanna Paruch, FSGM B.A. Education, B.A. Theology M.A. Religious Education A thesis submitted in fulfillment of the requirements of the Open University for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy: Ph:D., Religious Studies and Theology 2008 Maryvale Institute 2V 72S o f /<£ CfuLy '2jOQ 7 ProQuest Number: 13890032 All rights reserved INFORMATION TO ALL USERS The quality of this reproduction is dependent upon the quality of the copy submitted. In the unlikely event that the author did not send a com plete manuscript and there are missing pages, these will be noted. 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Box 1346 Ann Arbor, Ml 48106- 1346 Table of Contents Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................ii Abbreviations ............................................................. iv Abstract ...............................................................................................................................v Introduction................................................... 1 Chapter I: The Second Vatican Council and its Catechetical Legacy.............................8 Chapter II: Revelation, the Response of Faith, and Catechetics...................................81 Chapter III: The Content of Catechesis: The Deposit of Faith.................................... 146 Chapter IV: The Pedagogy of God and Catechetical Methodology............................220 Chapter V: Conclusion...................................................................................................293 Bibliography................................................................................................................... 309 Acknowledgements “Jesus said to him, ‘Go home to your friends, and tell them how much the Lord has done for you, and how he has had mercy on you.’ And he went away and began to proclaim in the Decapolis how much Jesus had done for him; and all men marveled” (Mark 5:19-20). I share in the joy of the cured man and his desire to simply go home to the Lord. The Lord has done so much for me during the past few years, and has blessed me with his mercy! Had it not been for the zealous Catholic faith of my parents, Johnny and Florie Paruch, my life could have been much different. I am sure that my father has been interceding for me from his place in Glory, and I cannot begin to thank my mother for her prayers and support over these long years. My siblings, their spouses, my wonderful nephew and my extended family have also sustained me. My religious family, the Sisters of St. Francis of the Martyr St. George, have given me their understanding, prayers, and support. I want to thank especially my religious Mothers who saw in me what I did not see in myself and have gifted me with their wisdom and encouragement: Mother M. Sixtina Reul, Mother M. Ingeborg Rohner, Mother M. Regina Pacis Coury, and Reverend Mother Margaretha Maria Brand. For the past nine years I have had the privilege of teaching at Franciscan University of Steubenville. The administration, faculty and students have been with me on every stage of this dissertation. I want to thank Dr. Stephen Miletic and Prof. Barbara Morgan for hiring me to teach catechetics. My wonderful colleagues in the department of theology, and particularly the catechetics professors, have offered invaluable support, suggestions, and assistance. B.J. Brehm and Mary Ann Sunyoger were always there for me. And to Franciscan Friars Daniel Pattee, TOR and Conrad Harkins, OFM - thank you for holding me up on my most frustrating days. To my students, past and present: it was because of you that I persevered in this topic. I could not have done this without your prayers, enthusiasm, and understanding during those classes when I was almost incoherent from lack of sleep in order to meet deadlines. I also need to thank my graduate assistants who were always available for emergency trips to the library, post office, coffee shop or wherever I needed them to go while I was writing: especially Jim Blase and Kevin Bailey. Kyle Nielson had the amazing ability to return from his own research and drop something on my desk “I thought this might be useful.” To the present trio of assistants, Rachel Minich, Andrew Logan, and Maryanne Wiesinger - a heartfelt thank you for everything! There are so many others who have helped bring me to this point: my teachers who believed that personal influence was the key to successful learning: Sr. Helen Graham, CND, Avis Meyer, Ph.D., Irvin Arkin, Ph.D, Jean McElwee, and Rev. Frederick Miller, S.T.D.; to Fr. M. James Divis, S.T.L., who taught me how to be a catechist; and to the memory of Msgr. Eugene Kevane, who in many respects, made this dissertation possible; to the Sisters of the Work at the Newman Library, Littlemore, especially Sr. Bridget and Sr. Mary; to the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians, Cowley, who took me into their home for so many summers, and showed me the apostolate of presence of St. John Bosco; to my Maryvale colleagues: Petroc Willey, Caroline Farey, Stephen Yates and Fr. Paul Watson, and to Margaret Wickware; to all my friends and colleagues, thank you, especially for your prayers; and while they do not want me to do so, I must thank Archabbot Lambert Reilly, OSB and Stephen Hildebrand, Ph.D., not only for their proofreading skill, but for their interest and encouragement. My supervisor, Dr. Terence McLaughlin, died on March 31, 2006. For four years he helped me set out the plan for this dissertation, guided my research and was always available for correction, advice and support. May God grant him his eternal reward. And to Prof. Edward Hulmes who was willing to become my supervisor at a moment’s notice and took me through the final stages of my study with wit, kindness, and erudition - may God bless you. Finally, I want to thank Prof. Alan McClellan whose constant concern for my success has helped me come to this end. Praised be Jesus Christ! Abbreviations Used Magisterial Texts CT Catechesi Tradendae CR Catechesis o f Revelation CCC Catechism o f the Catholic Church CL Chris tifidelis Laid DF Dei Filius DV Dei Verbum EN Evangelii Nuntiandi FR Fides et Ratio GS Gaudium et Spes GCD General Catechetical Directory GDC General Directory for Catechesis GC Guide for Catechists HV Humanae Vitae LG Lumen Gentium NCD National Catechetical Directory OT Optatam Totius RM Redemptoris Missio UR Unitatis Redintegratio Vatican Congregations CDF Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith Texts CRE Christian Religious Education DR Design for Religion ST Scripture and Tradition TR Theology of Revelation TPR The Present Revelation VT Vision and Tactics Abstract In June 1997, Archbishop Daniel Buechlein informed the Bishops of the United States of the findings of his Ad Hoc Committee o f the Use o f the Catechism o f the Catholic Church. After examining most of the religious education textbooks in use in the US, the committee determined that the following doctrinal points were inadequately or insufficiently treated: the Trinity, Christ especially his divinity, the ecclesial nature of catechesis, Christian anthropology, God’s initiative in the world with an overemphasis on man, grace, sacraments, original sin and sin in general, Christian moral life, and eschatology. These deficiencies occurred as a direct ramification of the turbulence and disquiet in the Catholic Church since the close of the Second Vatican Council in 1965. This had not been the desire of John XXIII when he opened the Council: “The greatest concern of the Ecumenical Council is this, that the sacred deposit of Christian doctrine should be guarded and taught more efficaciously.”1 Pope Paul VI, whose pontificate implemented the Council, considered it to be the “great catechism of modem times.” The deficiencies resulted from what Benedict XVI calls a “hermeneutic of discontinuity” between the time before Vatican II and the time after Vatican II. Gabriel Moran, Thomas Groome