ON May 29 to June I1977a colloquium was held at the University of<br > Notre Dame entitledToward Vatican IIIThe W6rk That Needs to Be<br > DoneSome seventyone theologians and social scientists met to dis<br > CUSS central theologicassues for the churchAs the president of Notre<br > DameFather Theodore HesburghCSCreminded the participants<br > in his letter of invitationthe titleVatican IIIwas not literal but<br > symbolicIndeedthe colloquium was not an official church meeting<br > but was genuinely symbolic ofthe concern and commitment ofCatholic<br > theologians and social scientists to the church in this critical moment of<br > its history<br > The occasion was made possible by the fact that the distinguished<br > intemational theological journal Concilium decided to hold its editorial<br > board meeting in the United States in order to celebrate the republica<br > tion by The Seabury Press ofthe English-speaking issue ofthejournal<br > after a lapse of two yearsSince Concilium was founded twelve years<br > ago to continue the WOrk ofVatican IIthe symbolic and hopeful concil<br > iar theme of the colloquium seemed entirely appropriate to the many<br > participants<br > At the instigation of Andrew MGreeleya member of the board of<br > Conciliumand MsgrJohn JEgan of Notre DameS Center for<br > Pastoral and Social Ministrythe plans for the meeting were initiated in<br > the summer of 1976Hans Kling and Johann BMetzrepresenting the<br > board of Conciliumand David Tracyas president of the Catholic<br > Theological Society of Americajoined Greeley and Egan in the exten<br > sive planning for the session<br > After several discussionsthe agenda described below emerged as<br > the best foCUS for the meetingPapers were solicited from three groups<br > theologians from the editorial board ofConciliumtheologians from the<br > Catholic Theological Society of Americaand a representative group of<br >