Whispers of the Spirit in the Irish Church
The chiming of a bell next Saturday evening at the ancient monastic site of Clomacnoise will be significant. It calls together for silence and prayer a motley crew of well over 100 people, laity, religious, priests and bishops, all participants at a day-long national...
Bishop Michael Router Speaks about Synodality at the Archdiocese of Armagh’s Pilgrimage to Knock
Bishop Michael Router Speaks about Synodality and the Role of all the baptised in building a Synodal Church at the Archdiocese of Armagh’s Pilgrimage to Knock Further to its recent Synodal Gathering the Archdiocese of Armagh held its annual pilgrimage to Ireland's...
Pentecost Sunday – Day of Prayer in Thanksgiving for the Diocesan Phase of the Universal Synod
Pentecost Sunday, which this year falls on Sunday 5 June, has been designated as a Day of Prayer in Thanksgiving for the diocesan phase of the Universal Synod. Pentecost Sunday offers us all an opportunity to give thanks for the prayerful engagement and listening...
Reflections on ‘Exploring the Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission’ Conference Birmingham
Theology student Emily Nelson attended ‘Exploring the Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission’, which took place in Birmingham over two days in March 2022. The event opened with comments from Fr. Michael Dolman reflecting on listening to our neighbours as an...
Unity and Conflict: Reflections on a Symposium on Synodality
Over 3 days in late March 2022 I was a participant in a symposium hosted by Campion Hall, Oxford, entitled The Road to a Synodal Church: Insights and Experiences. I’d like to share some reflections on the experience which may be of value for our own synodal pathway in...
A Church Synod by Fr Sean McNulty SSC
The Synod Pope Francis has convoked is a Church synod, Fr Sean McNulty emphasises. It is a forum for listening to everybody’s experience of discipleship with compassion and tenderness. I am hoping that the Synodal Pathway will provide the Church with an opportunity to...
Public Consultation on Irish Synodal Pathway
The Steering Committee and Task Group for the Irish Synodal Pathway wish to express their appreciation to all who contributed to the public consultation which took place in April and May 2021. The consultation invited responses to the following question: What would be...
Synodality: The Synodal Path by Fr Tom O’Reilly SSC
Launching the Far East’s new series on Synodality, Fr Tom O’Reilly explains how walking and discerning together and listening attentively to each other are at the heart of the synodal process. We are familiar with adversarial debate in our parliamentary systems. The...
Derry Diocese steps out on its Synodal Journey
Back in October 2021, Pope Francis opened preparations for the 2023 Synod of Bishop’s Gathering in Rome which will focus on the theme “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, and Mission”. In simple terms, this Synod focuses on how we are operating and...