Light of the Nations- The Constitution on the Church (Lumen Gentium)

Light of the Nations- The Constitution on the Church  (Lumen Gentium) is one of the 16 documents produced at the Second Vatican Council. It provides the blueprint for an authentic understanding of the Church – its purpose, origins, structure, and mission.  Pope John Paul II encourages all the faithful to continue to grow in understanding of the Church with these words from a 1979 homily:  “The Pope expects a noble and generous effort on your part to always know better your Church. The Second Vatican Council wanted to be a council about the Church.  Take the documents of the Second Vatican Council, especially Lumen Gentium, and study them with loving attention.”

Taking the Holy Father’s words to heart, Endow has produced a study guide as a companion to this extraordinary document.  Participants will read and discover for themselves that in the years since the Council the documents “have lost nothing of their value or brilliance” and, in fact, can be of incomparable worth to women who desire to deepen their relationship with Christ as they expand their knowledge of His Church.

Endow Groups with Study Guide

Connect in faith and friendship with other women through an 8-week group experience with trained facilitators.

Explore the topic with a study guide that thoughtfully combines Catholic teaching, Church history and sacred Scripture to enrich your everyday life and spiritual journey.

Registration: January 2012 $80 

Click here to look inside the  Light of the Nations- The Constitution on the Church  (Lumen Gentium) study guide.

Author – Steve Weidenkopf
Steve Weidenkopf is a Lecturer of Church History at the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Alexandria, Virginia.  He is the co-creator and author of Epic:  A Journey through Church History, an adult faith formation program, as well as the Endow study guide on Pope Paul VI’s encyclical, Humanae Vitae.

Steve served as the Director of the Office of Marriage & Family Life for the Archdiocese of Denver (2001 – 2004) and as an advisor to Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.  He has his Master of Arts in Theological Studies from the Notre Dame Graduate School of Christendom College in Alexandria, Virginia. 

Steve is a Knight of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.  He is married to Kasey and they have been blessed with five children.