Personal Recollections and Reflections on the Implementation of the Second Vatican Council by the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (1964-1990) (1)‪.‬

The author draws on his long-time intimate experience as a senior executive and advisor of the Canadian bishops' conference to recount how the bishops set about implementing their new vision of "church in the world" gained at Vatican II. To be effective in their purpose the bishops organized a dynamic, top-quality secretariat equipped to give them specialized and competent service in discerning how to become this kind of church in Canada. The author documents several examples of the CCCB's significant successes as well as some of its daunting challenges, difficulties and failures encountered in this effort. Fort d'une longue et profonde experience comme cadre superieur et conseiller au sein de la Conference des eveques catholiques du Canada, l'auteur raconte comment les eveques ont mis en oeuvre la nouvelle vision de l'Eglise mondiale acquise lors du deuxieme concile du Vatican. Afin de mener a bien leur mission, les eveques ont organise un secretariat dynamique de grande competence pour leur fournir des services specialises et efficaces visant a identifier comment devenir une telle Eglise au Canada. L'auteur offre plusieurs exemples des grandes realisations du CECC de meme que certains des defis, des difficultes et des echecs qui sont survenus dans le cadre de cet effort.