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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.


Back to the Square... Do You Think I Can Do It?: How We Listen, What We Hear
Pope Francis led us all to the re-discovery of the sacredness of listening to others, of genuine dialogue and accompaniment.
Jean Hawley
Apr 294 min read
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Light, Clarity, and Strength: The Oreo Cookie of Being a Synodal Church
The Church is like an Oreo cookie: two firm pieces holding together that amazing middle, full of the Body of Christ, sweet nourishment!
Jean Hawley
Mar 145 min read
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Change = Challenge
Leading change is a challenge. But with the Holy Spirit and some tools, we can begin to embrace synodality.
Dana HLUSKO
Jan 273 min read
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Connection and Direction: the Synod, the Encyclical and the Jubilee Year
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!
Debbie Stollery
Jan 234 min read
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Questions and More Questions
We're in the implementation phase of the culture change to synodality...and there are soooo many questions!
Debbie Stollery
Dec 6, 20245 min read
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A Conversion in Relationships: Sparks from Jean's blogs
The relationship between Lay Ecclesial Ministers and the Church is in need of conversion.
Debbie Stollery
Nov 15, 20246 min read
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Courage to Face the Opposition!
Empowering Lay Ecclesial Ministers to be co-responsible for the unleashing of synodality is a concrete, do-able step.
Jean Hawley
Nov 5, 20244 min read
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Proclaiming the Truth!
What exactly is Lay Ecclesial Ministry and what do we, as Church, need to do with it in light of synodality?
Jean Hawley
Oct 29, 20247 min read
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Something is Crooked...so Acknowledge the Discontent!
There's something "off" in my understanding and experience of Lay Ecclesial Ministry.
Jean Hawley
Oct 22, 20244 min read
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Your "Place" Matters
Geography, culture, leadership, technology: all of these influence our "place" and so, a single approach cannot be effective.
Debbie Stollery
Sep 26, 20246 min read
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How Do We Get There from Here?
Which pathways will you choose as you begin the shift to a more synodal Church? The IL has 4 to choose from.
Debbie Stollery
Sep 19, 20245 min read
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It's About Relations...Yes, Relations!
Communion is about relationships between more parties than you might think. How will we foster them?
Debbie Stollery
Sep 12, 20244 min read
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HGTV and Synodality
Join in laying the foundations for the conversion to a synodal Church by first understanding the building blocks.
Debbie Stollery
Sep 5, 20244 min read
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It's been 3 years and....where are we now?
Ever try to share the story of a wonderful trip you took? It's rarely sequential or categorized. So it is with the #synodourney.
Debbie Stollery
Aug 29, 20244 min read
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A Call to Conversion
If you love another, not only will you change, you will be ok with it because love makes it something do-able.
Debbie Stollery
Aug 16, 20245 min read
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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?
Debbie Stollery
Aug 2, 20247 min read
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Discernment: A spiritual practice for a synodal Church
What does God want? How are we supposed to figure that out? Discernment...a contemplative practice.
Debbie Stollery
Jul 25, 20247 min read
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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...

pentecostvigilproj
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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Principles of Synodal Leadership: Moving into a Preferred Future
Pope Francis states that the synodal process is not an isolated event, rather it heralds a new way of being Church: "Synodality is a...

pentecostvigilproj
Jan 9, 20243 min read
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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...

pentecostvigilproj
Oct 11, 20233 min read
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