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What’s new with the Synod? Up to date readings and more.
Many Catholics are interested in what will be happening with the Synod on Synodality as we go forward this year and into the next meeting in Rome in October 2024. We wi…
Synod Synthesis Offers Signs of Hope for New Inclusive Processes in the Church; An Urgent Call for Women’s Inclusion in Governance and Ministry; Delivers a Blow to LGBTQ+ Catholics and Allies
Photo by Sheila Pires With the stated goal of restructuring the way discernment and decision making is taken up in the Church, the Synod on Synodality advanced a new mod…
SynodWatch RoundUP for Oct. 28: Here Is the Final Report; Women Deacons Forward; A Crushing Blow on LGBTQ Justice
Today the synod members had the opportunity to read the final document, heard it read in the assembly, and vote on it paragraph by paragraph. The document is forty pages…
SynodWatch RoundUP for Oct. 27: How The Voting Will Go; Revolutionary, Extremely Innovative; Better for Bishops
I remember going on a mission trip in my forties when the children were still pretty small. I travelled with a group to Honduras visiting everyone from bishops to the p…
SynodWatch RoundUP for Oct. 26: Some Would Rather Talk Than Listen; Next Synod: Same Members; No Fancy Lace Please
Some Would Rather Talk Than Listen Christopher White of National Catholic Reporter gave us some insights into the inner workings of the synod today. All is not harmonio…
SynodWatch RoundUP for Oct. 25: The Draft Synthesis is Distributed; A Synodal Church Must be Willing to Sit at the Feet of Women; Tears of Joy for Marianne
This has been a big day filled with lots of news. Much of it is exciting and joyful, and some of it will stick in your throat. Yet, it is such a gift to be a part of h…
SynodWatch RoundUP for Oct. 24: Can We Get Real? A Vote that Blurs the Voice of Women; A Take on Women’s Equality at the Synod
There has been no posting of a press briefing today. Tomorrow we expect to receive the “Letter to the People of God” that was drafted and approved a few day…
SynodWatch RoundUP for October 23: God is waiting for your reply; Saturday is the Big Day; The Sins of Our Fathers
Today begins the final week of the synod. A draft of the “Letter to the People of God” was read and applauded by the participants. They can make additiona…