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Synod Journey Blog
Our thoughts along the synod road.


Dana HLUSKO
Jan 273 min read
Change = Challenge
Leading change is a challenge. But with the Holy Spirit and some tools, we can begin to embrace synodality.
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Debbie Stollery
Jan 234 min read
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!
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Jean Hawley
Jan 135 min read
On the Road to Implementing Synodality: Casting the Net
Be a pilgrim of hope! Cast your net, have a cup of coffee and a conversation! Build the bonds between you.
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Jean Hawley
Nov 5, 20244 min read
Courage to Face the Opposition!
Empowering Lay Ecclesial Ministers to be co-responsible for the unleashing of synodality is a concrete, do-able step.
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Jean Hawley
Oct 29, 20247 min read
Proclaiming the Truth!
What exactly is Lay Ecclesial Ministry and what do we, as Church, need to do with it in light of synodality?
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Jean Hawley
Oct 22, 20244 min read
Something is Crooked...so Acknowledge the Discontent!
There's something "off" in my understanding and experience of Lay Ecclesial Ministry.
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Debbie Stollery
Sep 26, 20246 min read
Your "Place" Matters
Geography, culture, leadership, technology: all of these influence our "place" and so, a single approach cannot be effective.
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Debbie Stollery
Sep 12, 20244 min read
It's About Relations...Yes, Relations!
Communion is about relationships between more parties than you might think. How will we foster them?
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Debbie Stollery
Aug 22, 20244 min read
On Family Reunions and the Synod
I caught synodality's vision this past weekend at our family reunion. Read on to see how!
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Debbie Stollery
Aug 2, 20247 min read
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?
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Debbie Stollery
Jul 25, 20247 min read
Discernment: A spiritual practice for a synodal Church
What does God want? How are we supposed to figure that out? Discernment...a contemplative practice.
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Debbie Stollery
Jul 18, 20246 min read
The Holy Spirit at work in the Eucharist: Key to a Synodal Church
Photo Credit Deborah Stollery (c) 2024 Sacred Heart Catholic Church Tampa FL This is the fourth is a series of blogs on the...
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Debbie Stollery
Mar 26, 20242 min read
Happy Holy Week!
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...
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Debbie Stollery
Mar 22, 20243 min read
Choose Now!
It's the last Friday of Lent. Today's Scriptures introduce us to the notion of standing firm in what God wants, even when we don't...
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Debbie Stollery
Mar 7, 20244 min read
Participation means Preparation
Photograph Unsplash/Aaron Burden We have good news and not-so-good-news. First the really good news: We've re-done our website. It's...
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pentecostvigilproj
Jan 19, 20243 min read
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...
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