Synod Journey Blog

Our thoughts along the synod road.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...