On an episode of “Preach,” Timothy Radcliffe discussed his approach to preparing for retreats, including the one he gave—and has just given again—to the synod delegates.
Synod on Synodality
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Influential Cardinal Ouellet urges Vatican to unshackle charismatic groups in new book
In a new book, Cardinal Marc Ouellet challenges the church to worry less about creating something new, and more about treasuring what is already there.
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Five things to watch for in the upcoming October synod
The second session of the Synod on Synodality will take place this October as a follow-up to the first session that occurred last October. Here are five things to look for as the synod delegates gather in Rome.
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I listened to Synod delegates opposed to LGBTQ issues. Here are my responses.
Father James Martin responds to the five most common reasons for opposing L.G.B.T.Q. issues that he’s heard from synod delegates and church leaders from around the world.
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Women deacons, LGBT issues not on the agenda for October’s synod meeting
At a press conference today, Cardinal Grech made clear that there’s no point in returning to these hot-button topics this October since they were already discussed at the first session and are now being studied in-depth.
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Vatican II—and its media coverage—has a lesson for today’s synod: Don’t expect immediate results
A look back at the Second Vatican Council through the coverage offered by America and Commonweal offers two lessons: First, we should not expect the journey of the church after the Synod on Synodality to be smooth sailing. Second, the church is very much capable of getting through such turmoil, and emerging stronger from it.
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Transcript: The history (and potential future) of women deacons
Women deacons have become the subject of a growing debate in the Catholic Church.
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The debate on women deacons in the Catholic Church: A short documentary
America Media has released a video explainer about the state of the women deacons question. It looks at the history of women deacons and raises the key theological questions in the debate.
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Timothy Radcliffe: Don’t preach like a know-it-all. Be ‘a searcher, a doubter, a questioner.’
On “Preach,” renowned English Dominican priest Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., shares his insights on leading the pre-synod retreat last year, drawing from his wealth of experience as a minister, writer and retreat giver.
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The Jesuit roots of the synod’s ‘conversations in the spirit’
The method has deep roots in a form of communal discernment that was developed in Canada after the Second Vatican Council.