A Synod that made a Difference

A Synod that made a Difference

by | Jul 6, 2022 | Synodality

Columban missionary Fr Kevin O’Boyle worked for many years in Santiago, Chile. He spoke to Fr Alo Connaughton about a synod that radically changed and reinvigorated the Church there. Q: There is a lot to talk in Church circles these days about a synod. Many...
Synodality 3: Participation – Making Space for Grace

Synodality 3: Participation – Making Space for Grace

by | May 11, 2022 | Synodality

Columban Fr Paul McMahon is a counsellor at the Survivors of Trauma Centre in Belfast, which he describes as “a safe environment in which to heal, grow and encounter. A place where our traumas can be transformed through making space for Grace”. The theme of the...
Synodality : A Missionary Reflection

Synodality : A Missionary Reflection

by | Apr 19, 2022 | Synodality

Submission from Columban Missionaries in Ireland Conscious of our need to be open to the guiding Spirit, we listened in our meetings as each of us  shared some experiences of lived synodality, and also some of the things that had hindered it, in our lives and ...
Synodality 2: A Church Synod

Synodality 2: A Church Synod

by | Feb 25, 2022 | Synodality

The Synod Pope Francis has convoked is a Church synod, Fr Sean McNulty emphasises. It is a forum for listening to everybody’s experience of discipleship with compassion and tenderness. I am hoping that the Synodal Pathway will provide the Church with an opportunity to...
Synodality 1: The Synodal Path

Synodality 1: The Synodal Path

by | Feb 25, 2022 | Synodality

Launching the Far East’s new series on Synodality, Fr Tom O’Reilly explains how walking and discerning together and listening attentively to each other are at the heart of the synodal process. We are familiar with adversarial debate in our parliamentary systems. The...