It’s hard to get excited about exactly how the Church is run, but the way decisions are made, and crucially who makes them, is the place where change happens. This newsletter delves into The Synodal Times to discover how and why that change may come.
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The big news in the world of the Synod this week has been the European continental synod assembly in Prague. Bishops and priests, laity, and protesters flocked to the Czech capital for what was formally billed as further discernment but felt to many like a turning point in the life of the European Church.
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A persistent theme in synod reports across the world has been discomfort with the role and expectations placed on women in the Church. The February edition of The Synodal Times gives full voice to that long quiet sense of injustice.
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Rev Nóirín Ní Riain’s remarkable journey of resilience and faith from Glenstal Abbey all the way to ordained ministry.
Written by: Rev Nóirín Ní Riain
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“If ever proof was needed that the scriptures are the living word of God that speak as radically to us today as to the people who first listened to them, then the quote used as the title of the Synodal Working Document, is that proof,” writes Grainne Doherty.
Written by: Grainne Doherty
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In Brazil, women have long served as lectors and catechists in places like the Amazon region, where many are de facto religious leaders in remote communities that suffer from a severe shortage of priests, writes Lise Alves.
Written by: Lise Alves
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“The tragic irony of course is that Pope Francis’ favourite metaphor for the Church is that of a field-hospital. But for me the Church is the very place where the injury of rejection, the wounding of discrimination is taking place, and he is part of it,” writes Soline Humbert.
Written by: Soline Humbert
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Continuing with the third installment in his series, ‘Christ’s Idea of Authority’, Dr John Wijngaards discusses the power of keys from both a biblical and personal perspective.
Written by: John Wijngaards
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Welcome to the new Synodal Times newsletter. I’m Ian Dunn and I’ve been involved in Catholic journalism for nearly 20 years. I’m deeply excited about the potential of the synod and the possibility it offers to all to create a Church that can take the gospel message into the future and leave behind the sins of the past.
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Garry O’Sullivan on the need to speak out.
Written by: Garry O'Sullivan
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