There are two choices left to the laity. One is to allow ‘the Spirit kindled in their hearts…grow faint’ or alternatively they can become activists.
During the Synod in October, Editor Garry O’Sullivan was in Rome and interviewed Sr Joan Chittister, famed preacher and prophet, also in Rome, in an
“People listened to each other, and when they do that it builds a culture of listening and dialogue, and this culture of synodality offers a
“When Cardinal Gerhard Müller says that the Synod is a ‘hostile takeover’ by people who want to change doctrine, the Cardinal needs to be told
“When The Synodal Times came out with its first issue in June 2022, Fr Pascal Scallon, Provincial of the Irish Vincentians said that synodality could
‘When Boney M sang their famous song based on Psalm 137, as a child I was completely unaware of it as a sad song, a
“So we can agree on this: conservatives are right about one thing, the Church of the future will be fewer but truer. Those who turn
“The Synthesis Report is clear, the people are calling for ACTION. It’s 40 years overdue! Appoint change managers with serious qualifications and expertise in organisational
The historical opportunity for Irish bishops to act with vision.
“Let’s face it clearly; something has been dying in our Church for a long time, of which the child abuse scandals were only a recent
