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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.


Discernment: A spiritual practice for a synodal Church
What does God want? How are we supposed to figure that out? Discernment...a contemplative practice.
Debbie Stollery
Jul 25, 20247 min read
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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
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Beauty, the Spirit and Synodality
Beauty is one of the ways the Spirit calls us into communion with the Lord and one another. Read on to discover this amazing gift!
Debbie Stollery
Jul 11, 20245 min read
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Listening to the Holy Spirit: A synodal spiritual practice
Listening to the Holy Spirit takes preparation. Read on to see what the delegates and documents tell us!
Debbie Stollery
Jul 5, 20246 min read
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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
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Buy the Why!
Thought leader Simon Sinek says that people buy your why...not your what. Not heard of him? Listen to his internationally famous TED...
Debbie Stollery
Apr 5, 20242 min read
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Choose Now!
It's the last Friday of Lent. Today's Scriptures introduce us to the notion of standing firm in what God wants, even when we don't...
Debbie Stollery
Mar 22, 20243 min read
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Participation means Preparation
Photograph Unsplash/Aaron Burden We have good news and not-so-good-news. First the really good news: We've re-done our website. It's...
Debbie Stollery
Mar 7, 20244 min read
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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
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Principles of Synodal Leadership: Moving into a Preferred Future
Pope Francis states that the synodal process is not an isolated event, rather it heralds a new way of being Church: "Synodality is a...

pentecostvigilproj
Jan 9, 20243 min read
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Synod on Synodality: Dare we hope? Asked by a hopeful skeptic!
It's Monday October 9th and I'm writing from a specatcular Jekyll Island, GA. Had no power on Saturday so I couldn't follow what was...

pentecostvigilproj
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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We've been trying to build interest in the Synod in our parish
It was a challenge, but it was worth it! We, my wife and I, recently planned and presented a program at our parish to raise awareness...

pentecostvigilproj
Oct 6, 20233 min read
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It's GO! time.... the Synod on Synodality is beginning
It's an odd time to be an American Catholic. While much of the world is praying, watching and waiting for the Holy Spirit's inspiration...

pentecostvigilproj
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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Let's get set ... for the Synod on Synodality!
Do you remember when you were a kid, and the tug of war was about to begin? There'd be someone, usually an adult, calling out to us,...

pentecostvigilproj
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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What is this excitement about the Synod?
Welcome guest blogger and PVP Leadership Team member Karen Jennings! Karen's relatively new to our Team and brings to us her many...

pentecostvigilproj
Sep 25, 20232 min read
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Ready...Set...Go! First step? Get Ready!
"The ongoing synodal process is not only the most important moment in the life of the Catholic Church since Vatican II. It's also the...

pentecostvigilproj
Sep 21, 20234 min read
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Synodal Faith: Not for the faint or fearful
"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe." — Saint Augustine Here's what I do not...

pentecostvigilproj
Sep 14, 20233 min read
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The Holy Spirit Among Us...Part 2!
Hello my dear readers! Are you ready for Part II of “The Holy Spirit Among Us”? If you haven’t had a chance to read the first part, I...

pentecostvigilproj
Aug 31, 20234 min read
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The Holy Spirit Among Us
We've finished our 5-part series on "Why Synodality?" and now welcome guest blogger Kari Campbell for the next two weeks. Kari is one of...

pentecostvigilproj
Aug 22, 20234 min read
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Why Synodality Benefits the Clergy
This continues our 5-part series on "Why Synodality?" with the last two blogs in this series written specifically for clergy, and by...

pentecostvigilproj
Aug 10, 20236 min read
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