I believe that the apostolic exhortation “The Joy of the Gospel” holds the key to understanding Pope Francis’ hopes for the synod. And that is why I’m hopeful about the synod.
Synod on Synodality
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‘Synodal Babel’: Cardinal Burke says synod will weaken the church’s moral teachings
“The five ‘dubia’ deal exclusively with the perennial doctrine and discipline of the church, not the agenda of the pope and certainly not the agenda of the five of us cardinals,” Cardinal Burke said Oct. 3 at a conference in Rome.
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Full text: Pope Francis’ homily opening the Synod on Synodality
At the opening of the General Assembly of the Synod, Pope Francis warned against a vision made up of “human strategies, political calculations or ideological battles.”
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Guess who else is attending the synod? The devil.
The devil will no doubt be a participant in the Synod on Synodality, even if as a non-voting member. Why? Because the synod presents a ripe field for the devil’s mischief. And because the stakes are so high.
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Synod Diary: Pope Francis’ response to the ‘dubia cardinals’ tells us a lot about the synod
Pope Francis’ “yes, and” message to cardinals critical of his papacy is reflective of the synod as a whole.
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Synod Diary: Let’s learn to journey together.
Anyone who has attended a synod of bishops will tell you that it’s more about the journey than the destination.
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Same-sex blessings, women’s ordination and whether doctrine can change: What Pope Francis said to the ‘dubia’ cardinals
Pope Francis breaks his silence in response to cardinals’ questions.
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There should be voting at the synod.
But it shouldn’t be as simple as that.
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Podcast: How synodal listening transformed this preacher’s homilies and faith community
On this week’s episode of “Preach,” Father Brett Williams shares how the practice of synodal listening, really listening to each other, has shaped his preaching.
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At Synod vigil, Pope Francis prays for church’s purification from ‘gossip, ideologies and polarization’
Pope Francis prays alongside 12 Christian leaders at an ecumenical prayer vigil in St. Peter’s Square days before the Synod on Synodality that ‘the Holy Spirit will purify the church from gossip, ideologies, and polarization.