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Around the world in 80 minutes
The Synod heard contributions from five different continents today. Each speaker had 10 minutes to paint a picture of the need for the new evangelisation and what was already happening. My listening was inevitably subjective. Some of…
The Synod begins: confessio et caritas
The Synod of Bishops held its first session this morning and began, as expected, with prayer and an address from Pope Benedict. About 400 Synod Fathers, experts and fraternal delegates are gathered in the audience hall, a tiered auditorium.…
What is the New Evangelisation?
We had a great Diocesan Development Day today in Sheffield on the theme of learning to be salt and light in our communities. 500 people came together from all across South and East Yorkshire. Ann Morisey was our main speaker. There was…
The Synod Process
The process for the Synod is very different from anything I've experienced in the Church of England. For one thing the programme is in Latin. My ancient languages are stronger than my modern ones so that's not so much of a problem. My…
Preparing for the Synod of Bishops
Welcome to this new blog. A bit of an experiment. We'll see how it goes.I've started blogging because of an invitation to go to Rome in a few days time for something called the Synod of Bishops. The Synod has been called by Pope Benedict.…