Do dioceses organize discussions of papal documents? Do they even organize discussions of Scripture? The choice of documents to be discussed needs to be discerning: they should be documents that reall
What a bonanza! The Oxford Handbook of Vatican II (ed. Paul Avis, 2018) can be read online (if one's eyes can bear it) in its entirely: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38815185M/Oxford_Handbook_of_Vat
Thank you Sean for the link to Erin Brigham's article.
I note :"In a novel move, Leo initiates such an examination of conscience within the encyclical itself: He affirms synodality as the path to buil
In 'America' Erin Brigham does a good job of explaining how synodality is integral to the project proposed by Magnifica Humanitas:
https://www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-reason/2026/05/28/where-
As that document tries to organise the future Joe - specifically the reporting upward of whatever synodal 'green shoots' have emerged by 2027/28 from the implementation phase of the 2024 Final Report
Recently, I noticed that Pope Leo gave a wonderful message to priests about following the words and norms of the Mass. He spoke about the confusion that can arise when priests use their own words inst
'We find no mention of synodality in Magnifica Humanitas' -@1. Not so, Joe - synodality is mentioned in nos 42 and 86, and the document is riddled with echoes of the synodal process with its emphasis
"Now two years later, we find no mention of synodality in Magnifica Humanitas."
Utterly mistaken Joe! Could you not even have completed a word search before typing this?
Right at the start of Magnif
How many different understandings of synodality are there on this thread already? One soundbite says it is the way toward a missionary church, another that it is the church "being in constant communio
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The Irish Catholic editorial: The Synod that forgot to save the Church – The Irish Synodal Pathway process is a serious undertaking by serious people. But who is it for?
May 30 2026Do dioceses organize discussions of papal documents? Do they even organize discussions of Scripture? The choice of documents to be discussed needs to be discerning: they should be documents that reall
Vatican News: Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod
June 4 2026What a bonanza! The Oxford Handbook of Vatican II (ed. Paul Avis, 2018) can be read online (if one's eyes can bear it) in its entirely: https://openlibrary.org/books/OL38815185M/Oxford_Handbook_of_Vat
Vatican News: Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod
June 4 2026Thank you Sean for the link to Erin Brigham's article. I note :"In a novel move, Leo initiates such an examination of conscience within the encyclical itself: He affirms synodality as the path to buil
Vatican News: Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod
June 4 2026In 'America' Erin Brigham does a good job of explaining how synodality is integral to the project proposed by Magnifica Humanitas: https://www.americamagazine.org/faith-and-reason/2026/05/28/where-
Vatican News: Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod
June 4 2026Apologies, I made a mess. Will close study of the encyclical clarify the thought on synodality and clear up my brain fog?
The Irish Catholic editorial: The Synod that forgot to save the Church – The Irish Synodal Pathway process is a serious undertaking by serious people. But who is it for?
May 30 2026As that document tries to organise the future Joe - specifically the reporting upward of whatever synodal 'green shoots' have emerged by 2027/28 from the implementation phase of the 2024 Final Report
SÉAMUS AHEARNE: CELEBRATION OF AWARENESS (with a nod to Ivan Illich)
June 2 2026Recently, I noticed that Pope Leo gave a wonderful message to priests about following the words and norms of the Mass. He spoke about the confusion that can arise when priests use their own words inst
Vatican News: Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod
June 4 2026'We find no mention of synodality in Magnifica Humanitas' -@1. Not so, Joe - synodality is mentioned in nos 42 and 86, and the document is riddled with echoes of the synodal process with its emphasis
Vatican News: Consistory: Focus on global situation, Magnifica Humanitas, Synod
June 4 2026"Now two years later, we find no mention of synodality in Magnifica Humanitas." Utterly mistaken Joe! Could you not even have completed a word search before typing this? Right at the start of Magnif
The Irish Catholic editorial: The Synod that forgot to save the Church – The Irish Synodal Pathway process is a serious undertaking by serious people. But who is it for?
May 30 2026How many different understandings of synodality are there on this thread already? One soundbite says it is the way toward a missionary church, another that it is the church "being in constant communio
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