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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.


Back to the Square... Do You Think I Can Do It?: How We Listen, What We Hear
Pope Francis led us all to the re-discovery of the sacredness of listening to others, of genuine dialogue and accompaniment.
Jean Hawley
Apr 294 min read


The Beauty of a Cup of Coffee and a Conversation
Coffee and conversation about what breaks our hearts and fills our hearts about our Church is an act of hope!
Jean Hawley
Feb 194 min read


On the Road to Implementing Synodality: Casting the Net
Be a pilgrim of hope! Cast your net, have a cup of coffee and a conversation! Build the bonds between you.
Jean Hawley
Jan 135 min read


Questions and More Questions
We're in the implementation phase of the culture change to synodality...and there are soooo many questions!
Debbie Stollery
Dec 6, 20245 min read


A Conversion in Relationships: Sparks from Jean's blogs
The relationship between Lay Ecclesial Ministers and the Church is in need of conversion.
Debbie Stollery
Nov 15, 20246 min read


Proclaiming the Truth!
What exactly is Lay Ecclesial Ministry and what do we, as Church, need to do with it in light of synodality?
Jean Hawley
Oct 29, 20247 min read


Your "Place" Matters
Geography, culture, leadership, technology: all of these influence our "place" and so, a single approach cannot be effective.
Debbie Stollery
Sep 26, 20246 min read


It's About Relations...Yes, Relations!
Communion is about relationships between more parties than you might think. How will we foster them?
Debbie Stollery
Sep 12, 20244 min read


HGTV and Synodality
Join in laying the foundations for the conversion to a synodal Church by first understanding the building blocks.
Debbie Stollery
Sep 5, 20244 min read


It's been 3 years and....where are we now?
Ever try to share the story of a wonderful trip you took? It's rarely sequential or categorized. So it is with the #synodourney.
Debbie Stollery
Aug 29, 20244 min read


On Family Reunions and the Synod
I caught synodality's vision this past weekend at our family reunion. Read on to see how!
Debbie Stollery
Aug 22, 20244 min read


Re-Thinking Baptism's Importance
Baptism matters! We die and rise to new life, a new Spirit within, a new way of living. But do we? Synodality is counting on it!
Debbie Stollery
Aug 9, 20245 min read


The Holy Spirit at work in the Eucharist: Key to a Synodal Church
Photo Credit Deborah Stollery (c) 2024 Sacred Heart Catholic Church Tampa FL This is the fourth is a series of blogs on the...
Debbie Stollery
Jul 18, 20246 min read


Recognizing Synodality in Ecumenism Part 5 in a series of 5
There can be no synodality without an ecumenical dimension. What does that look like in my parish?
Debbie Stollery
Jun 21, 20244 min read


Happy Holy Week!
The most sacred days of our liturgical year are upon us. As I write this, Pat Clement, one of the co-founders of the Pentecost Vigil...
Debbie Stollery
Mar 26, 20242 min read


Synodality: Fluff or Foundation?
Photo Unsplash/Patrick Schneider It snowed here overnight. When I went to bed, there were ice pellets gathering on the coldest spots...

pentecostvigilproj
Jan 19, 20243 min read


Keeping One Another's Silence
“To pray means to change,” Douglas V. Steere writes in his foreword to Thomas Merton’s Contemplative Prayer. I would amend this to say...

pentecostvigilproj
Jan 16, 20244 min read


Guess What? They Listened!
Have you ever participated in an organized group process where you were asked your opinion, but you doubted if what you said would make...

pentecostvigilproj
Sep 5, 20232 min read


Why Synodality? For the sake of the world...
This is the second in a series of blogs on 'Why synodality?" Seems there are many current Church leaders, lay and ordained, and perhaps...

pentecostvigilproj
Jul 28, 20236 min read


Why Synodality? Because Eucharist is powerful, but not alone!
This begins a series of blogs on 'Why synodality?" Seems there are many current Church leaders, lay and ordained, and perhaps even more...

pentecostvigilproj
Jul 18, 20235 min read
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