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by bcadmin | Mar 24, 2020 | Local News, News, Pre-synod, Pre-synod small groups, Small groups, Synod | 0 |
At a time when COVID-19 is forcing Minnesotans to live apart, preparation is underway in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to bring Catholics together this fall for hundreds of small groups to form in parishes, as the next step in the archdiocese’s pre-synod process.
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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