A retired bishop who is now a “Pilgrim of the Second Vatican Council” WELKOM – WELCOME BIENVENUE – AVE BENVENUTO – BIENVENIDO! You are welcome to contact me in any of the above languages. May the Peace of Jesus the Lord be with you! Since my retirement in 1999 at the age of 75, it has been my privilege to meet many people, to rejoice with them in joy and hope as the Vatican II document on the Church in the Modern World suggests. It has also been my blessing to be present to the dreams and struggles of those who await the dawn of a new day as mentioned in Luke 1:78. My pilgrimage these last few years has been one of lecturing, mainly on Vatican II, of ministering, of giving retreats and of contemplating the signs of the times in the light of Sacred Scripture and our rich Tradition. My work has led me from Florida to Manitoba, from England to California. Reflections As a Vatican II Council Father having participated in all four sessions from 1962-65, I continue to proclaim its message whenever and wherever possible. The book “BIBLICAL CHARACTERS AND THE ENNEAGRAM: Images of Transformation,” co-authored with Diane Tolomeo and Pearl Gervais (published by Newport Bay Publishing, Victoria, Canada 2002) is one attempt to put into practice some of the renewed orientations proposed by the Second Vatican Council. This passage is taken from the preface: “... the Second Vatican Council (1962-65), in the document entitled Dei Verbum (On Divine Revelation), stated that, since in the sacred scripture God speaks through humans in human fashion, those who interpret and comment on the scriptures must pay close attention to, among other things, the particular literary forms, or genres, which occur in the Bible. This entails examining forms of narration which prevailed at the time of the writing and respecting the conventions which people of the time used in dealing with one another (Dei Verbum 3:12). By using the Enneagram as a tool to help us read and deepen our understanding of the biblical narratives, we are attempting to do that very thing. For example, bringing insights gained from reading and analyzing literary texts to a study of John's Gospel helps us recognize and interpret patterns and images in the gospel in a deeply metaphorical as well as a literal sense. Our knowledge of how motifs and repetitions work in literary genres opens up the gospel in ways which a strictly literal reading cannot do.” Remi J. De Roo Home Biographical Notes Motto Publications Upcoming Activities Links