An interesting address by Dermot Farrell, Bishop of Ossory, at the Conference with Laity and Priests in the Diocese of Ossory;
“Pope Francis is constantly putting his synodal vision of the church before us. The question he is asking, and that we should ask ourselves, is what kind of church is God calling the priests and all Catholics to be in the longer term – perhaps less self-referential and more a community of missionary disciples, less clerical and more synodical, “……
“We have fallen off a cliff edge in regard to vocations to the priesthood. Many speak of a crisis in this regard…….This time of reduced numbers may well afford us an opportunity to be creative and to reimagine the institutional church.”
We Are Church International Contribution to the Synodal Process
The Redemptorist magazine, Reality, published a special edition last year on the Synod and invited people to contribute.
I was honoured to have been asked to write a piece.
I would greatly appreciate if you would let me know your thoughts.
They are evolving!
https://issuu.com/redcoms/docs/june_reality_2021
We Are Church International Contribution to the Synodal Process
Thanks Nessan Vaughan for the link to Reality. I re-read your contribution and agree with your hopes. But I would place most hope on the proposed National Irish Synodal Pathway if it is modelled on the German Synodal Path (50% lay) and not on the Synod of Bishops (99% clerics).