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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.


Ready...Set...Go work on your spirit!
Have you ever been asked to do something and immediately said, “No!”? When asked why, all you can muster is something about being too...

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Mar 24, 20235 min read


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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Mar 17, 20232 min read


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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Mar 10, 20234 min read


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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Mar 3, 20235 min read


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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Feb 24, 20234 min read


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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Feb 17, 20234 min read


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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Feb 10, 20234 min read


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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Feb 3, 20234 min read
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