Synod Journey Blog

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: “Now what?” What do we do next to not lose the goodness flowing from those listening sessions? I remember the frustration of getting all hyped up for some new diocesan initiative, only to discover there were no next steps. No guides. Just ideas floating around out there, with no authority, no instructions, and no support. I am hypothesizin

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 learner through both coursework, independent study and research. So how is it that I could get this far into life in Christ, a spiritual journey and ministry/work and still be so unfamiliar with discernment in general? Uneasy with its practice? There are probably a lot of factors contributing to this state of affairs, but alas… I find my

You know the definition of crazy, right? Doing the same thing over and over again expecting different outcomes. By that definition, I’d say a lot of our parishes are “crazy.” Their approaches, attitudes and actions are “the way we’ve always done things” while at the same time, the constant lament is the decline of participation at all levels. So much time is wasted on trying to improve what did not get the preferred outcomes, or repeating previously “successful” events onl