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Hi Have been reading your email updates and resources about the Synod... Here in Los Angeles Area and neighboring Diocese of Orange we are concerned about the transparency of the synod process....have put together a website GOT SYNOD...with resources and updates on...

ROMAN SYNOD OR GREEK TRAGEDY?

(A sequel to my Open Letter to the Bishops of India on Synodality) # chhotebhai In my previous piece I wrote about some of the salient features of Synodality, for which Pope Francis began the process in Rome this 10th October. It will culminate, again in Rome, in...

The Pope is listening and eager to hear from all the people

Please read and share this article with your bishop or pastor: Pope to Begin Synodal Process With Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica | Catholic New York (cny.org).

The article reports that the pope formally opened the synod process last Sunday and is urging the bishops of every diocese to open the process in his diocese this Sunday Oct. 17. Call your pastor or bishop and ask him what the plans are for initiating this synod in your diocese. Let him know that you want to be involved and willing to offer your help.

Pope Francis is listening and eager to hear from all the people. He has called on every diocese throughout the world urging the bishops to engage in dialogue with the people. This process is scheduled to take place from October 2021 through April 2022. The pope wants to hear from all the people – not only those who are regular Mass attendees but even those who’ve walked away from the institutional Church valuing their personal faith over so called “Church laws” and prescripts.

To all people of God

in communities, parishes, and dioceses globally whether you are a practicing Catholic or have left the Church in frustration or disappointment.

Many of us have wanted to see our Church become more welcoming, more transparent, and more accepting of all. But now is our moment. Now is the time for us to respond to Pope Francis’s call to hear the voice of the people in order to discern where the Holy Spirit is calling us to be as church in the 21st Century. In his latest book Let Us Dream: The Path to a Better Future, , Pope Francis says:

“This is a moment to dream big, to rethink our priorities
– what we value, what we want, what we seek –
and commit to act in our daily life on what we have dreamed of.”

He has called us to participate in a Synod of Synods, where dioceses across the world have been asked to consult with their people, leading up to a Synod of Bishops in Rome in October 2023.

In the Catholic Church, Synods usually mean only bishops and only men. But this time, Pope Francis has challenged the clergy to be a “listening church”, to be open to hearing the voice of the people. And for the first time, he has invited lay people to send in their responses directly if they so wish.

How do we prepare for a synodal process? Start with the documents of Vatican II

[Written by Michael Sean Winters – Published by the NCR Online – October 1, 2021]

Nine days from now, Pope Francis will officially open a synodal process. As my colleague Brian Fraga reported on Wednesday, you wouldn’t know much about it if you relied on the U.S. bishops’ conference. They have sent no directives to the nation’s bishops, no historical or theological reflections, no guidance, nada, niente. They have not amended their strategic priorities to reflect the start of this synodal process. And their last meeting was dedicated to figuring out how to justify a document on eucharistic coherence that no one needs and that Rome has indicated it does not want.

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Pope Francis has initiated a 3-step process over the next two years with the first step opening avenues for all the people to come together and make our voices heard. We are especially encouraged to learn that he wants to have the widest participation possible:...

WHOSE FAMILIES ARE THEY ANYWAY?

# chhotebhai This piece has been inspired by two recent events. This morning (4th July), I read that “nice guy” Amir Khan was divorcing Kiran Rao, his second wife, of over a decade. The previous day I had read a Vatican News report by Devin Watkins that Pope Francis...

WEAPONIZING COMMUNION – DEMONIZING PEOPLE

(A sequel to “Hello ... Can you hear me?”) # chhotebhai A middle aged man with a shock of dishevelled straw-yellow hair approached the altar of the cathedral in London, in wedding attire. He had been born a Catholic and subsequently joined the Anglican Church. He...

HELLO … CAN YOU HEAR ME?

# chhotebhai “Ciao,questo e` Papa Francesco” (Hello, this is Pope Francis calling). “Aap jis number ko call kar rahe hain,vah kaphi samay se network coverage se bahar hai” (The number you are calling has been out of the network area for some time)! Pope Francis was...

FORTY EUROS FOR A RED HAT

# chhotebhai The red hat is synonymous with cardinals. I have no idea of the cost of such a hat in Rome; whether the cardinals have to purchase their own, or they are presented to them by the Pope. However, the tag of Forty Euros (E40) is the limit that Pope Francis...

DECALOGUE SIX & BOOK SIX

# chhotebhai Lest one go into sixes and sevens over this title; it was occasioned by a recent headline in the Times of India that read “New Vatican Law criminalizes sexual abuse by priests, laity”. It was referring to Decalogue Six, the sixth commandment, “You shall...

CUSTODIANS OF WHAT TRADITION?

# chhotebhai The magician was dressed in .flowing robes. He had his back to the audience. He claimed to be an alchemist that could change lead into gold – transubstantiation. In between his secret mumbo-jumbo he would suddenly turn around to face his audience, raise...

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