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by bcadmin | Sep 3, 2021 | Jean Stolpestad, News, Practicing Catholic, Prayer and listening events, Small group, Synod Executive Committee, Synod small groups | 0 |
The faithful’s attendance at upcoming Synod Small Groups at their parish is kind of like a family Thanksgiving, said Jean Stolpestad, director of Marriage, Family and Life for the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. “When somebody doesn’t show up, the table seems empty,” she said.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Aug 25, 2021 | Archdiocesan synod, Feedback, Holy Spirit, News, Positive feedback, Prayer and listening events, Small groups | 0 |
When Archbishop Bernard Hebda launched the Archdiocesan Synod in 2019, he asked Catholics to reflect on the local Church’s strengths and challenges through 30 Prayer and Listening Events held across the 12-county area. More than 8,000 Catholics attended, providing more than 35,000 comments.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 8, 2020 | Archdiocesan synod, Local News, News, Prayer and listening events | 0 |
If the comments were miles, they’d circle the globe — and then some. From January to early April, volunteers spent days each week reading and organizing comments collected from the Prayer and Listening Events held from September to March in preparation for the Archdiocesan Synod.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Jan 30, 2020 | ad limina, Come Holy Spirit, News, Only Jesus, Prayer and listening events, Pre-synod, Pre-Synod Prayer and Listening Events | 0 |
In the context of our Pre-Synod Prayer and Listening events these past four months, I have frequently spoken about the “listening Church,” drawing often on observations that Pope Francis has made on that theme and on a 2018 document from the International Theological Commission, “Synodality in the Life and Mission of the Church,” that was published after receiving a favorable review from Pope Francis. I have found the Holy Father’s insights to be particularly rich in this area, and I have collected pages of quotations from him as he has addressed the topic from a variety of angles. That being said, nothing has been as helpful for me in understanding the essence of the listening Church as was our “ad limina” visit with him on Jan. 13.
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