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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.
Debbie Stollery
Aug 27 min read
Let us create them in our image
If we're created in God's image and imbued with God's Spirit, what does that mean for how we are the Church?
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pentecostvigilproj
Jan 193 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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jan 164 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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Oct 1, 20232 min read
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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Sep 25, 20232 min read
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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Sep 21, 20234 min read
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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Sep 5, 20232 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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Aug 18, 20236 min read
Synodality's Benefits for the Clergy: Part 2
This is the final blog in this series intended to provide language and logic for why synodality is the way forward for the Church in the...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jul 18, 20235 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...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jul 14, 202311 min read
A Young Adult Speaks: "Building a Synodal Church"
The Pentecost Vigil Project welcomes Adam Joseph, graduate of the Catholic University of America Class of 2023. He majored in politics...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jul 7, 20237 min read
Nobody showed up!
There's nothing quite like the pain of hosting a party, or any event for that matter, inviting lots of people and few show up. It's...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jun 30, 20233 min read
Breaking News: People Like to be Listened To!
I'm so pleased to introduce our next pair of guest bloggers, Dennis and Loretta Beeman of Richmond, VA! They are both PVP Leadership...
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pentecostvigilproj
May 5, 20236 min read
The Ear of Christ
We are delighted to wecome our fourth guest blogger, Michael Centore. Michael is a new friend of the Pentecost Vigil Project and...
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pentecostvigilproj
Apr 21, 20233 min read
So, what is the sensus fideii and why does it matter, anyway?
We are delighted to welcome our second guest blogger, Marti R. Jewell. Marti generously helped us get PVP off the ground and remains a...
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pentecostvigilproj
Nov 25, 20225 min read
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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pentecostvigilproj
Nov 4, 20227 min read
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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pentecostvigilproj
Oct 28, 20226 min read
Feeling REALLY Listened to is Great!
#synodjourney #synodcommunion #synodality #listening I have another hypothesis…I know, I know. But bear with me and see what you think. ...
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pentecostvigilproj
Oct 21, 20226 min read
Not Listening? Not Good!
This continues our Foundations of Synodality series with more on listening. Need some help in this area? Feel free to contact us and...
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