When I imagine how the next 11 months can be used most fruitfully, I think about something, or rather someone, who is largely missing from the synod in Rome: the parish priest.
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Synod Diary: 3 synod storylines to watch for in the final days
As we approach the expected release of the synod’s summary report on Saturday evening and the closing liturgy on Sunday, here are three questions that I will be paying attention to.
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Synod Diary: The synod isn’t hiding its disagreements. That’s a good thing.
“Recognizing the divergences is unitive,” a bishop member of the synod told me. “It can provide healing.”
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Synod Diary: Will synod members get to vote on the final document?
What message does it send to women when the first synod to include them as full, voting members opts to forgo an actual vote in favor of approval by applause?
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Synod Diary: What should the people of God expect from the Synod?
People want to know that the issues they raised over the past few years in listening sessions in their parishes and dioceses are being taken seriously.
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Synod Diary: It’s not too late to take part in the synod
If you regret not taking part in your local synod, do not despair.
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Synod Diary: Push for change or #TrustTheProcess?
As an American, as a young person and as someone who never showed their work during math class, I am naturally inclined to care more about results than the process that produces them.
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Synod Diary: Will the synod change its members?
After a heartrending testimony in the synod hall, Father Timothy Radcliffe said: “I hope it changed us.”
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Synod Diary: Synod Mothers make their voices heard in Rome
When asked whether the women in the synod hall felt they were being heard, Sister Pat Murray replied as any tough nun might: “We have been well able to make our point and use our time and space well.”
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Synod Diary: What story would you tell at the synod?
This synod, more than any other, is built on the premise that realities are greater than ideas.