Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference planning synodal pathway for Ireland
Since Pope Francis hosted the 2018 Ordinary General Assembly of Bishops in Rome, on the theme of Young People, the Faith and Vocational Discernment, bishops in Ireland have been giving active consideration to calling a National Synodal Assembly for the local Church here.
Women’s Synod
Check out Joanna Moorehead’s article in the current issue of The Tablet.
She reports on a group of women in England who are working on holding a women’s synod. Called the Bristol Synod it will take place Sept 5-12 with 900 people signed up to participate in person or on-line. Featured speaker will be Mary McAleese former President of Ireland.
Richard Rohr meditation recommendation
A meditation to compliment the article posted last week “The Wrong Men”
Catholic Teacher Position on LGBTQ discrimination
Catholic social teaching and a basis for teachers opposing LGBTQ discrimination.
Obligation or Opportunity?
Now that people have formed a new habit of not going to church on Sunday, how likely are they to revert to their old habit?
Vatican Transparency
In a surprising move towards greater transparency, the Vatican has published financial statements disclosing the Holy See’s real estate holdings.