Synod Journey Blog

The Church is like an Oreo cookie: two firm pieces holding together that amazing middle, full of the Body of Christ, sweet nourishment!

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

Is there a connection between the synod's Final Document, the Pope's recent encyclical and the Jubilee Year of Hope? Here's what I see!

Let's spread the glitters of hope in this Jubilee Year of Hope, so that all the world can see God's Kingdom here and now!

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

What exactly is Lay Ecclesial Ministry and what do we, as Church, need to do with it in light of synodality?

Geography, culture, leadership, technology: all of these influence our "place" and so, a single approach cannot be effective.

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

Communion is about relationships between more parties than you might think. How will we foster them?

Join in laying the foundations for the conversion to a synodal Church by first understanding the building blocks.

Ever try to share the story of a wonderful trip you took? It's rarely sequential or categorized. So it is with the #synodourney.

I caught synodality's vision this past weekend at our family reunion. Read on to see how!

Baptism matters! We die and rise to new life, a new Spirit within, a new way of living. But do we? Synodality is counting on it!

If we're created in God's image and imbued with God's Spirit, what does that mean for how we are the Church?

Photo Credit Deborah Stollery (c) 2024 Sacred Heart Catholic Church Tampa FL This is the fourth is a series of blogs on the...

Beauty is one of the ways the Spirit calls us into communion with the Lord and one another. Read on to discover this amazing gift!

There can be no synodality without an ecumenical dimension. What does that look like in my parish?

The most sacred days of our liturgical year are upon us. As I write this, Pat Clement, one of the co-founders of the Pentecost Vigil...

It was a challenge, but it was worth it! We, my wife and I, recently planned and presented a program at our parish to raise awareness...

This continues our 5-part series on "Why Synodality?" with the last two blogs in this series written specifically for clergy, and by...