An exclusive conversation with Father James Martin, Gerard O’Connell, Colleen Dulle and Sebastian Gomes about the future of synodality in the U.S. church
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Synod Diary: The synod’s final document didn’t solve everything—and I’m grateful for that.
There’s an old joke that a camel is what you get when a horse has been designed by a committee. The synod’s final document bears the camel-like appearance of committee drafting. Maybe that‘s a good thing.
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Synod Diary: Why did Pope Francis publish an encyclical in the synod’s final days?
At midday yesterday, the Vatican released Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, “Dilexit Nos,” in which he invites us, the faithful, to return to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and rediscover our own hearts.
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Synod Diary: The synod is going back in order to move forward
Synod observers, especially those who feel like the document has not gone “forward” enough, would do well to learn from Vatican II and its rollout.
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Synod diary: Predictions on what the final doc might say, and what Pope Francis will do with it
“There is no going back!” That is the message I am hearing from many delegates during the final week of the Synod on Synodality as they refine the proposals of the draft final document.
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Synod Diary: The Vatican Curia is still learning synodality
There has been an alarming lack of transparency around the work of the synod’s ‘Study Group 5,’ tasked with examining, among other things, the subject of women deacons.
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Synod Diary: The Synod’s busy final week is here—but it may end with ‘disappointment’
A lot of people have sacrificed much to participate in the synod meetings. Who wants to come away with little to show from it?
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Synod Diary: Can the synod avoid jargon and speak plainly?
Can the Synod on Synodality really be inclusive if its language is too theologically inaccessible?
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Synod Diary: Debunking 3 critiques about the synod
A number of assumptions continue to float around the synod that are only partially true or largely false.
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There’s confusion at the synod. That might be a good sign.
Confusion at this stage in the synod may not be a bad thing. As Pope Francis has often said, the Holy Spirit first creates confusion and then brings harmony.