Reading the Signs of the Times: Sixty Years Since the Second Vatican Council

“Reading the signs of the times” as Vatican II calls the Church to interpret modern events and human experiences through the Gospel. As expressed in Gaudium et Spes, it invites engagement with contemporary social, political, scientific, and cultural developments in continuity with Tradition. This presentation outlines key reforms, their implementation, and the resulting vitality, challenges, and controversy within American Catholic life.