Synod Journey Blog

Coffee and conversation about what breaks our hearts and fills our hearts about our Church is an act of hope!

We're in the implementation phase of the culture change to synodality...and there are soooo many questions!

The relationship between Lay Ecclesial Ministers and the Church is in need of conversion.

Empowering Lay Ecclesial Ministers to be co-responsible for the unleashing of synodality is a concrete, do-able step.

Which pathways will you choose as you begin the shift to a more synodal Church? The IL has 4 to choose from.

Have you ever participated in an organized group process where you were asked your opinion, but you doubted if what you said would make...

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...

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

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...

We are very excited to welcome our third guest blogger, PVP Leaderhip Team member Kari Campbell. Kari is a full time working wife and...

When the Pentecost Vigil Project was being born, Pat (the co-founder) and I were talking about the whole exciting enterprise, about being...

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...

You know the definition of crazy, right? Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different outcomes. By that definition, I’d...

“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...

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...

“You ask really hard questions! Are you always like this?” I hear that a lot in my consulting work with Catholic parishes and dioceses...

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...