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Synodality: a process of dealing with wicked problems
In an earlier piece, I indicated that some of the challenges facing the Church today can be thought of as wicked problems – highly complex ... Read More
The Synodal Path
In describing the idea of synodality I have commented that it is much more like the Camino than an airplane journey. The Camino is a ... Read More
Synodality in Action
Plenary Council Australia, First Assembly (https://catholicoutlook.org/) In March 2020 Pope Francis announced that the theme for the 2023 Synod of Bishops would be: “for a ... Read More
A Synodal People
Bishop Shane Mackinlay observed that “learning to be synodal is different to learning to be democratic.” This echoes Pope Francis’ contrast between synodal processes and ... Read More
Assembly over: where to from here?
A plenary council is a relatively unusual event, so it is not surprising that for many there is considerable curiosity about what happens now. Surely, ... Read More
Plenary Reflections #5: Sally FitzGerald
I was one of seven Aboriginal members and one of three Councillors from NATSICC. The Opening Mass in Perth was a particularly powerful expression of ... Read More
Plenary reflections #4: Brigid Cooney
After a week of online sessions and live-streamed Masses, Archbishop Costelloe, the Council’s president, adjourned the Council’s first assembly and summoned its 278 members to ... Read More