Before the end of October, the synod office will release its “Document for the Continental Phase” of the synod, echoing the themes that emerged from all the national syntheses of synod listening sessions and the contributions of religious orders, Catholic movements, Vatican dicasteries and nuncios from around the world.
Vatican II and the synod: Openness to Spirit brings harmony, official says
Maryknoll nun helps New Mexico’s tribal peoples deal with uranium legacy
Sister Rose Marie says the Native people call the training program on solar power “energy sovereignty.”
Synthesis report complete, but bishop finds synodal path is just beginning
Over several months reflections were collected from the faithful in parishes across the diocese and put before diocesan teams and deaneries as part of the churchwide preparation process for the 2023 word Synod of Bishops on synodality.
Effie Caldarola: The power of words
“Words, spoken and unspoken, can have a long life span and a remarkable ability to affect others.”
‘Reality still bleak’ for Lebanon’s Catholic schools amid economic crisis
Since the onset of Lebanon’s economic collapse in late 2019, the once-middle income country has now become a place where nearly 80% of the population is poor.
Katie Prejean McGrady: The grace to listen well
“Listening is the posture God takes with us. We dump out everything in our heads and hearts, mundane details and gigantic problems, and he does not become annoyed by us.”
Bishop Anthony B. Taylor: Discerning and deciding
The synodal style invites us to set aside preconceptions about what needs to be done and take time to listen more broadly, aware that the Holy Spirit “blows where he wills” and often speaks to us from unexpected quarters and in unexpected ways.
Equipping Catholic leaders for mental health ministry is conference focus
Leaders in mental health ministry at the parish and diocesan levels told attendees that this is a ministry everyone can do, because the critical task is listening to and being present to someone who is struggling.