La Salette Retreat &
Conference Center
VATICAN II:
"THE GUIDING STAR OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH"
2026 Patio
Conversations Series
Join Fr. Ted Brown, MS., Fr. Flavio Gillio, MS., Fr. Rosanno Soriano, MS., and Fr. Benjamin Alfredo, MS., as—echoing the invitation of Pope Leo XIV—they will guide you to rediscover some of the most important documents of the Second Vatican Council that shape how we pray, believe, and live as Church today.
ABOUT THE 2026 SERIES
Vatican II:
The Guiding Star
of the Catholic Church
More than sixty years after the Second Vatican Council, its vision continues to illuminate the life of the Church. As Pope Leo XIV reminded us, its teachings remain “the guiding star” the Church is meant to follow, a “guiding principle for us today,” and returning to them is “a valuable opportunity to rediscover the beauty and the importance of this ecclesial event.”
This new summer series invites you to return to the source: to read, reflect, and engage the documents that continue to shape how we pray, believe, and live as Church today.
Each evening conversation will explore one of the major texts of Vatican II, from Lumen Gentium to Gaudium et Spes, offering insight, conversation, and space to connect these teachings to the challenges of our time.
Join us on the patio for evenings of reflection and meaningful conversation.
Come not simply to learn—but to rediscover the path forward.
July 16, 2026
Lumen Gentium
(Light for the Nations)
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Lumen Gentium
Presenter:
Fr. Ted Brown, MS.
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
What if the Church is not something you attend, but something you are?
Lumen Gentium, one of the central documents of the Second Vatican Council, invites us to rediscover the Church as a living mystery: the People of God, the Body of Christ, and a community where every person has a role and a mission.
This session will open a fresh and inspiring vision of what it means to belong to the Church—not as spectators, but as participants in God’s work in the world.
Come and explore.
You may see the Church
and your place within it differently!
July 23, 2026
Sacrosanctum Concilium
(This Sacred Council)
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Sacrosanctum Concilium
Presenter:
Fr. Rosanno Soriano, MS.
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
What if the way we worship
shapes the way we live?
Sacrosanctum Concilium, the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, invites us to rediscover the Mass and the sacraments as living encounters with Christ, where prayer is not observed, but fully entered.
This session will open a deeper understanding of the liturgy as the source and summit of our faith, calling us to active, conscious participation.
Come and experience the meaning
behind what we celebrate.
You may never approach the liturgy
the same way again.
July 30, 2026
Dei Verbum
(Word of God)
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Dei Verbum
Presenter:
Fr. Flavio Gillio, MS.
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
What if God is still speaking
and we’ve forgotten how to listen?
Dei Verbum, the Constitution on Divine Revelation, invites us to rediscover Scripture as a living Word, where God speaks not only in the past, but into our lives today.
This session will open a deeper understanding of how the Bible shapes our faith, calling us to listen, receive, and respond.
Come and listen anew.
You may hear more than you expect.
August 6, 2026
Gaudium et Spes
(Joy and Hope)
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Gaudium et Spes
Presenter:
Fr. Benjamim Alfredo, MS.
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
What if the hopes and struggles of the world are not outside the Church,
but at its very heart?
Gaudium et Spes, the Pastoral Constitution on the Church in the Modern World, invites us to see faith not as something separate from life, but deeply engaged with it, where the Church walks with humanity in its joys, questions, and challenges.
This session will open a renewed vision of how faith speaks to the realities of today, calling us to be present, attentive, and courageous.
Come and reflect.
You may discover that the Gospel is closer to everyday life than you think.
August 13, 2026
Apostolicam Actuositatem
(Apostolic Activity)
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Apostolicam Actuositatem
Presenter:
Steve Young
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
What if your faith was never meant to stay inside the Church walls?
Apostolicam Actuositatem, the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity, calls every baptized person to live their faith actively. i.e., in family life, work, and society, bringing the Gospel into the real places where life unfolds.
This session will open a renewed vision of your mission as a lay disciple, not as optional, but essential to the life of the Church.
Come and discover your role.
You may realize you are already being sent.
August 13, 2026
Moving Forward
In the Spirit of Vatican II
Presenters:
Missionaries of Our Lady of La Salette
6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
What if everything you’ve heard could become something you help shape?
This final session invites you to move from reflection to action, bringing together the insights of Vatican II and asking how they can take concrete form in the life of our Shrine and Retreat Center.
This is not simply a conversation, but a shared moment of discernment, where your voice, experience, and vision matter.
Come and contribute.
What you share may help shape
what comes next.
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