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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.
Debbie Stollery
- Mar 17
- 2 min
St. Patrick, Guide Us!
In the interest of full disclosure, I don't have a drop of Irish blood in me. But my husband and therefore my children do, so I claim a...
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Debbie Stollery
- Mar 10
- 4 min
Who Cares How we Decide?
Synodality is a mindset, a viewpoint, a principle and a practice. As a result, to unleash the Spirit of Synodality requires some time...
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Debbie Stollery
- Mar 3
- 5 min
Part II of "Now What?" Look inward!
Here’s what I’m reading and hearing from those trying to hold onto the hope and energy of the first steps in the Synod on Synodality:...
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Debbie Stollery
- Feb 24
- 4 min
And now what? Practice!
Lent has begun. Now is the acceptable time to turn more intentionally toward the Lord, to be more readily conformed to his image, to...
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Debbie Stollery
- Feb 17
- 4 min
Let me introduce you....
As we continue to explore Foundations for Synodality, this blog concentrates on discernment in common, which is distinct from individual...
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Debbie Stollery
- Feb 10
- 3 min
Discernment's Origins
I’ve been a Catholic since 1988. I’ve been in service to the Church in one way or another since 1992. Like many of you, I am an ongoing...
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Debbie Stollery
- Feb 3
- 4 min
Do you know what this means?
Define your terms. Remember that from science class in about the 7th grade? It’s the idea that we need to all understand what we mean...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jan 31
- 3 min
Advent practices in Lent?
We are hearing more and more people asking what should happen now that the Diocesan Phase of the Synod is complete? Do we wait until...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jan 26
- 10 min
Trustworthiness and Synodality
When the Pentecost Vigil Project was being born, Pat (the co-founder) and I were talking about the whole exciting enterprise, about being...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jan 19
- 2 min
Am I Trustworthy? Take a look!
I tell myself I am worthy of trust. I expect that others see me the same way. But what if I have that proverbial log in my own eye…what...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jan 12
- 8 min
Is Your Parish/Diocese Trustworthy?
You know the definition of crazy, right? Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different outcomes. By that definition, I’d...
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Debbie Stollery
- Jan 5
- 4 min
Killing Trust
“Thou shalt not kill.” [i] I know, I know…this refers to other human beings most of the time. But I think it can, by extension, apply...
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Debbie Stollery
- Dec 29, 2022
- 4 min
Get Jesus at the Helm!
This is the third in a series on trustworthiness as the fertile soil in which synodality can take root. And my position is this: if you...
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Debbie Stollery
- Dec 21, 2022
- 2 min
Pondering...with Mary and the Spirit
Advent is coming to an end and the liturgical season of Christmas is upon us. What does that mean for the #synodjourney? Here are some...
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Debbie Stollery
- Dec 15, 2022
- 5 min
Take the Log Out of Your Eye!
“You ask really hard questions! Are you always like this?” I hear that a lot in my consulting work with Catholic parishes and dioceses...
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Debbie Stollery
- Dec 7, 2022
- 8 min
Dirty Little "Not-so-secret" Secret
Lean in so I don’t have to shout. Here’s the secret: the Roman Catholic Church is not trustworthy. What was once “hidden” has now been...
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Debbie Stollery
- Nov 25, 2022
- 5 min
Synodality makes me nervous as a lay professional
Preface: Fellow travelers, this is the last blog in the series on #synodality and listening. But it's not the last word on this...
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Debbie Stollery
- Nov 18, 2022
- 2 min
Gratitude and Grace: Signs of Hope
“I am just so thankful they are angry enough to stay in the conversation.” #participation St. Augustine said “Hope has two beautiful...
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Debbie Stollery
- Nov 4, 2022
- 6 min
Pope Francis says THIS about Listening
#synodjourney #synodality #listening Full disclosure…I really like Pope Francis. OK, now that we have that out of the way, I’d like to...
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