Cardinal Martini experienced the excitement and transfiguration of the Church during the events of Vatican II. He also experienced the fears and hesitations of the post-conciliar period. Reflections on the Church contains seven meditations on the Church, based on Scripture and conciliar documents. The reader is encouraged to discover the richness of the Council and is prepared for the Church’s arduous entry into its third millennium. Through all the newness, the central proclamation of God’s saving pain for us in Christ Jesus remains intact. Reflections on the Church is an indispensable guide to the nature and mission of the post conciliar Church in an everchanging and complex world.