News reports, to the chagrin of the synod office, have focused primarily on the questions of the ordination of married men and women deacons—questions on which it invites discussion but makes no recommendations.
Synod on Synodality
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Podcast: Unpacking the Synod on Synodality’s working document
Colleen and Gerry unpack the Synod on Synodality’s working document and the clues it provides about the synod’s first global meeting in October.
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Vatican releases Synod document calling for discussion of women, LGBT Catholics, church authority and more
The synod’s working document, released at the Vatican on June 20, highlights three priorities for building a synodal church: communion, mission and participation.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Will the US bishops discuss Catholics’ top priorities at their June meeting?
The U.S. Catholic bishops are meeting in Orlando, Florida, next week for three days of prayer and business. If you were asked by your local bishop what topics they should discuss, what would you suggest?
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis on Pentecost: Synod is journey in the Spirit, not ‘a parliament’
In his homily for Pentecost Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica May 28, the pope said that the Holy Spirit is “the heart of synodality and the driving force of evangelization.”
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
Confession: the underappreciated sacrament we need to build a listening church
It is within the sacred space of the sacrament of reconciliation that someone can come to be heard.
Posted inFaith, Faith and Reason
What the synod doc says about women, and what it could mean for the future of the church
The Synod on Synodality is good news for all the baptized, and in particular, it is good news for women.
Posted inFaith, Scripture Reflections
In the church’s messy disagreements, the Holy Spirit is at work. But what does that mean?
From the very beginning, the church reaches decisions that are complicated, human, messy, often ad hoc—this is what the Holy Spirit protecting and guiding the church looks like.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Could you explain what the Synod on Synodality is to a 10-year-old? If not, we need to simplify some things.
I’m surprised to find that it’s my confusion about the synodal process that has grown more than my enthusiasm for what is being discussed.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Synodality is working: Women getting a vote at the Vatican is the latest proof
Many Catholics like myself who have followed the development of synodality under Pope Francis have been convinced that the decision to open synod voting to non-bishops was all but inevitable.