Bernhard Häring

Bernard Häring, CSsR (10 November 1912 – 3 July 1998) was a German moral theologian and a Redemptorist priest in the Catholic Church.

In 1934, he entered the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer, was ordained a priest in 1939, and completed doctoral studies moral theology in obedience to his superiors at the University of Tübingen.

Although forbidden from performing priestly functions in public by the Nazi authorities, he brought the sacraments to Catholic soldiers.

He served as a peritus (expert) at the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965, and was on the mixed commission which prepared the pastoral constitution, Gaudium et Spes.

"God speaks in many ways to awaken, deepen and strengthen faith, hope, love and the spirit of adoration.