Category Archives: Synod

Synod through Lent: “Convert to become fruitful” The word ‘conversion’ appears ten times in the synod handbook, Vademecum. Its frequency is a critical clue to a primary fruit which Pope Francis hopes the People of God will experience while on the synodal journey. “As Peter was changed by his experience with Cornelius, so too weContinue reading “Third Sunday of Lent – Convert to become fruitful”

The spirit and guidelines of the Synodal journey (2021-2023) is without doubt a gift to all, including catechists – teachers or formators of the faith. Located on one end of the seesaw, there is catechesis that is defined as “. . .an education in the faith of children, young people, and adults . . .”Continue reading “Synodality and Catechesis”

Of late, I am reflecting on the question, “How can the Lenten season enable the Church to become more synodal? As we are cognizant, the synodal journey that commenced on October 10, 2022, aims to develop a Church that listens, discerns, and acts together. The term “People of God” is utilized to describe members ofContinue reading “Synodality and Lent”

Of late, I am reflecting on the question, “How can the Lenten season enable the Church to become more synodal? As we are cognizant, the synodal journey that commenced on October 10, 2022, aims to develop a Church that listens, discerns, and acts together. The term “People of God” is utilized to describe members ofContinue reading “Synodality and Lent”

he Coronavirus pandemic has severely occasioned the diminishing participation in church life and attendance. Similar to the education system losing some students with the advent of online classes, the Church has also lost active and passive members. In a recent conversation with a youth leader, she lamented bitterly that, with the reopening of parishes forContinue reading “Synod – Conversation and Evangelization”

As I write this article, many dioceses within the Antilles Episcopal Conference, from Hamilton, Bermuda in the north, to Belize City/Belmopan, Belize in the west, and Cayenne, French Guyana in the Southeast, are undertaking the tedious task of the diocesan phase of the Synodal Journey.  The overall goal of the synod process is to listenContinue reading “Synod and Spirit Driven”

On August 18, 2022, I posted a personal blog entitled “Conversation, Conversation, Conversation” (belovedreflections.org) about the fruits from a weekend conversation with two friends. At the end of the blog, I identified three wisdom lessons about healthy conversation. It consists of (1) sharing and receiving different perspectives, (2) an awareness of what you don’t know,Continue reading “Synodality – Listening to the Other”